Tuberculous cerebellar abscess in immunocompetent individuals

V R Roopesh Kumar; Sudheer Kumar Gundamaneni; Rakhi Biswas; Venkatesh S Madhugiri

doi:10.1136/bcr-2012-006984

Tuberculous cerebellar abscess in immunocompetent individuals

BMJ Case Rep. 2012 Oct 6:2012:bcr2012006984. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-006984.

Authors

V R Roopesh Kumar¹, Sudheer Kumar Gundamaneni, Rakhi Biswas, Venkatesh S Madhugiri

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India. roops1975@gmail.com

Abstract

Tubercular abscess of the brain is a rare form of central nervous system tuberculosis. These lesions usually occur in the supratentorial compartment. They are associated with a state of immune deficiency. We report two immunocompetent individuals with tubercular abscess of the cerebellum and discuss the management of these lesions.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Brain Abscess / immunology
Brain Abscess / therapy*
Cerebellar Diseases / immunology
Cerebellar Diseases / therapy*
Cerebellum / pathology*
Humans
Immunity
Immunocompetence
Male
Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System / immunology
Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System / pathology*
Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System / therapy
Young Adult