Case report : Calvarial tuberculosis.
- Author:
Efraim Pacana Culminas
;
Lucy Kathrina Banta-Banzali
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH: Human; Male; Child Preschool (a Child Between The Ages Of 2 And 5); Tuberculosis; Mycobacterium Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
- From: The Philippine Children’s Medical Center Journal 2022;18(2):114-120
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Skeletal tuberculosis accounts for 1-3% of TB cases, and of these only 0.2-1.3% had calvarial involvement. 1 Calvarial TB is most likely secondary to a primary focus. Diagnosis is confirmed through findings of Mycobacterium tuberculosis via microbiological, histopathological or cytopathological methods. This case report presents
Primary Calvarial Tuberculosis in a five-year old male presenting with multiple cranial masses and initial diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH). - Full text:Case report Calvarial tuberculosis..pdf