RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Calvarial tuberculosis: an unusual presentation of disseminated tuberculosis
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e226967
DO 10.1136/bcr-2018-226967
VO 12
IS 4
A1 Santos Pinheiro da Silva Martins, Alfredo Manuel
A1 Fanjul, Francisco
A1 Campins Rosselló, Antoni Abdon
A1 Riera Jaume, Melchor
YR 2019
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/4/e226967.abstract
AB A 30-year-old man, without previous medical record, was admitted to our centre due to persistent hacking cough for the previous 2 months, accompanied by nocturnal sweating, unquantified weight loss and low-grade fever. The patient was finally diagnosed of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). During admission, a right forehead swelling was detected, painful to palpation, fluctuating and not attached to the skin, without cutaneous alterations or neurological impairment. Surgical debridement was performed and intraoperative cultures were positive for mycobacteria TB. The patient completed 9 months of antituberculous therapy and fully recovered.