LYMPH-NODE BIOPSY AS AN AID IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF INTRACRANIAL TUBERCULOSIS

Authors
SCHUTTE CM VANDERMEYDEN CH LABUSCAGNE JH OTTO D
Citation
Cm. Schutte et al., LYMPH-NODE BIOPSY AS AN AID IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF INTRACRANIAL TUBERCULOSIS, Tubercle and lung disease, 77(3), 1996, pp. 285-286
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Tubercle and lung disease → ACNP
ISSN journal
09628479
Volume
77
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
285 - 286
Database
ISI
SICI code
0962-8479(1996)77:3<285:LBAAAI>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
This report describes five patients with intracranial tuberculosis (TB ): four with tuberculous meningitis and one with intracranial tubercul omas. In all cases the diagnosis was confirmed by excision biopsy of a n enlarged cervical or axillary lymph node. The biopsies showed caseat ing granulomas and acid fast bacilli, confirming the diagnosis of TB w ithin 48 h of admission. Lymphnode biopsies may be an effective and pr actical aid in diagnosing intracranial TB.