Title of article :
Cerebral Tuberculoma in Pregnancy: Overview of the Literature and Report of A Case
Author/Authors :
Ahmadi، Seyed Ali نويسنده Department of pathology, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences; Tehran, Iran. Ahmadi, Seyed Ali , Roozbeh، Hadi نويسنده Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Roozbeh, Hadi , Abbasi، Ali نويسنده , , Bahadori، Moslem نويسنده , , Gohari Moghaddam، Katayoun نويسنده , , Ketabchi، Seyed Ebrahim نويسنده Department of Neurosurgery, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences; Tehran, Iran. Ketabchi, Seyed Ebrahim
Issue Information :
ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی 0 سال 2011
Pages :
6
From page :
64
To page :
69
Abstract :

Tubercle bacilli infect about one third of the worldʹs population and over the past decade resurgence of tuberculosis has been a major health threat mainly due to increasing frequencies of immunosuppressive states and drug-resistant organisms. Although tuberculosis is essentially a lung disease, intracranial elements become involved in 5-10% of cases either as meningitis or tumour-like masses (tuberculoma). Tuberculoma is common in endemic areas but its occurrence during pregnancy is occasional and of particular interest is its intriguing clinical picture mimicking toxemia of pregnancy and brain tumor. In addition, the effects of pregnancy on tuberculosis or vice versa have been controversial. We present here a review of the recent literature and discuss a case coming to medical attention with manifestations of intracranial hypertension during 2 consecutive pregnancies; 4 years apart. On operation a dura-attached mass was detected that proved to be a tuberculoma. After 18 months of close observation and under drug therapy she obviously improved with no ensuing complication. Immunodeficiency state associated with pregnancy is likely to play a role in activation of infection. Tuberculoma should be considered in differential diagnosis of eclampsia and brain mass particularly in women coming from endemic areas for this infection even in the absence of pulmonary involvement.

Journal title :
Acta Medica Iranica
Serial Year :
2011
Journal title :
Acta Medica Iranica
Record number :
2392392
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