Tuberculosis of the skull in a patient on maintenance haemodialysis

Nergızoğlu, Gökhan; Duman, Neval; Ertürk, Şehsuvar; Keven, Kenan; Ateş, Kenan; Akar, Harun; Bademci, G.; Berk, Çağlar; Erekul, Selim; Erbay, Bülent; Karatan, Oktay; Ertug, A. E.

doi:10.1093/ndt/14.8.2019

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“…Our patients show equal degrees of pulmonary and extrapulmonary involvement contrasting with those works reporting extrapulmonary [1] and pulmonary [2] predominance. In the literature rare sites of involvement such as skull [11], rib [12] and sternoclavicular joint [1] have also been reported.…”

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Increased Incidence of Tuberculosis in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

Kürşat

Özgür²

2001

Am J Nephrol

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We encountered 9 cases of tuberculosis out of our 157 chronic HD patients in 36 months. Four pulmonary, 4 lymph nodal and one isolated dermal involvement were detected. Therapy was commenced without waiting for absolute cultural or pathologic diagnosis because of the high index of clinical suspicion. All cases except one recovered completely. Among associated conditions, peptic ulcer disease, anti-HCV positivity, and diabetes mellitus were noted, though the last two did not reach statistical significance. Prompt institution of the specific therapy and close supervision of the cases during treatment enabled us to obtain a cure in all cases except one and to discern adverse drug effects immediately and to make appropriate changes in the therapy. Thus, no morbidity due to the disease itself or drugs was observed.

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Increased Incidence of Tuberculosis in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

Kürşat

Özgür²

2001

Am J Nephrol

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“…Tuberculosis is a granulomatous disease caused by Mycobacterium TB, which currently remains an important public health threat globally, especially in endemic countries and in individuals who have immunodeficiency. [3,4] Pulmonary TB is the most common presentation, but it can disseminate into other organs and causes extrapulmonary TB. [5,6] Migration of Mycobacterium TB from the initial site of infection to other organs may cause fatal diseases such as miliary TB.…”

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Tubercular mycotic aortic aneurysm presenting with fever of unknown origin

Öztepe¹,

Komaç²,

Somay³

et al. 2017

FNG & Bilim Tıp Dergisi

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“…Although there are reports that favor anti-tuberculous therapy alone, studies have indicated that combined treatment is better, as extensive areas of diseased bone may become foci of tuberculous bacilli unless surgically removed. [ 8 9 ] Surgery is indicated to establish the diagnosis, to remove thick extradural granulation tissue and necrotic bone, as well as to relieve mass effect. However, surgery is not indicated in small lesions, even in the presence of a sequestrum, provided there is a favorable response to chemotherapy.…”

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Tuberculosis of the skull mimicking a bony tumor

Rosli

Haron

2016

Asian J Neurosurg

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We present a rare case of calvarial tuberculosis mimicking a solitary bone tumor, which was surgically removed. A 52-year-old female presented with a right forehead swelling, which gradually enlarged over the course of 2 years, with no symptoms or raised intracranial pressure or neurological deficits. Plain and contrast-enhanced brain computed tomography scans were done, revealing a punched-out lesion of the right frontal bone, with a nonenhancing lytic mass. With an initial diagnosis of an intraosseous meningioma, and later on intraoperatively thought to be a metastatic tumor, the mass was excised along with a rim of bone. Histopathological examination results came back as caseous necrosis, highly suggestive of tuberculosis. The patient was then treated with a 1 year regimen of anti-tuberculous medications. Tuberculosis of the cranium is a rare entity, and can mimic tumors or multiple myeloma. A high index of suspicion and knowledge is required for an early diagnosis. A combined surgical and medical therapy is curative.

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Tuberculosis of the skull in a patient on maintenance haemodialysis

Cited by 11 publications

References 14 publications

Increased Incidence of Tuberculosis in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

Increased Incidence of Tuberculosis in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

Tubercular mycotic aortic aneurysm presenting with fever of unknown origin

Tuberculosis of the skull mimicking a bony tumor

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