Tubercular osteomyelitis of spheno-clival region presenting with lateral rectus palsy

Brain computer tomography (CT) showed lesion in the sphenoid sinus with clivus destruction and minimal heterogenous contrast enhancement and intact cranio-vertebral junction [Figure 1]a-d. There was no growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on BACTEC- 460 Tb system (Becton Dickinson, USA) using the 12...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neurology India 2014-03, Vol.62 (2), p.198
Hauptverfasser:	Bhavanam, Hanuma Srinivas, Rajesh, Alugolu, Uppin, Megha Shantveer
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abducens nerve diseases Abducens Nerve Diseases - complications Abducens Nerve Diseases - diagnosis Abducens Nerve Diseases - pathology Case studies Diagnosis Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods Male Medical imaging NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance Osteomyelitis Osteomyelitis - complications Osteomyelitis - diagnosis Osteomyelitis - pathology Postoperative period Sinuses Tomography Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tuberculosis
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Zusammenfassung:	Brain computer tomography (CT) showed lesion in the sphenoid sinus with clivus destruction and minimal heterogenous contrast enhancement and intact cranio-vertebral junction [Figure 1]a-d. There was no growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on BACTEC- 460 Tb system (Becton Dickinson, USA) using the 12 B vials, till 6 weeks of incubation Mantoux test, performed in the postoperative period was 16 mm at 72 hrs.
ISSN:	0028-3886 1998-4022
DOI:	10.4103/0028-3886.132400