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Clinical, biochemical and radiological correlation of single ring enhancing CT lesion | |
Dr.Megha B Amarapur,Dr.ManjunathSiddannaBiradar,Dr.Krupali | |
Radiographically, tuberculomas are discrete, single or multiple ring-enhancing lesions of the brain surrounded by perilesional edema. On contrast computed tomography imaging, early-stage tuberculoma radiologically consist of low density or isodense lesions, often with edema out of proportion to mass effect and with little encapsulation.Late stage tuberculomas are well encapsulated, isodense or hyperdense, and have peripheral ring enhancement. A detailed history, clinical and laboratory data of these patients at admission and then on daily basis will be recorded as per the Proforma. Details of the patient’s history were taken in pretested Proforma at the time of admission and recorded. Various Examination was done like General, Systemic and neurological. In cases with NCC, the symptoms of seizure were present in 6 patients, headache in 2 patients, vomiting in 1, weakness in 2 patients, fever in no cases and others in1 patient. Tuberculoma, symtoms of seizure were present in 6patients, headache in 5 patients, vomiting in 1, weakness in 2 patients, fever in 1and others in 5patients. Abscess, the symptoms ofseizure were present in 4 patients, headache in 4patients, vomiting in 2, weakness in no patients, fever in 2 cases and others in 5 patients. Toxoplasmosis, the symptoms of seizure were present in 1 patient, headache in 2 patients, vomiting in 1, weakness in 2 patients, fever in 2 cases and others in 2 patients. Neurosyphilis, the symptoms ofseizure were present in 1 patient, no patients had headache, vomiting, weakness or fever, with other symptoms in 1 patient Metastasis,symptoms ofseizure 1 patient, no cases with headache, vomiting and fever, weakness in 1 patient and other in 1 case. Malignancy, symptoms of seizure were present in 2 patients, headache in 2 patients, vomiting in 1, weakness in 1 patients, fever in no cases and others in 2patients.CNS lymphoma, symptoms of headache and other in 1 each patient and no other symptoms of vomiting, fever seizures and weakness. |
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