Tuberculosis of the skull--a rare condition: case report and review of the literature

P D LeRoux; G E Griffin; H T Marsh; H R Winn

Tuberculosis of the skull--a rare condition: case report and review of the literature

Neurosurgery. 1990 May;26(5):851-5; discussion 855-6.

Authors

P D LeRoux¹, G E Griffin, H T Marsh, H R Winn

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, University of Washington, Seattle.

PMID: 2191243

Abstract

A 25-year-old woman exhibited swelling of the scalp and a bony defect of the skull from which Mycobacterium tuberculosis was cultured. The case is reported, and the literature is reviewed.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Humans
Radiography
Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / diagnostic imaging
Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / physiopathology
Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / surgery*