14-year-old, Headache, Seizures

April 5, 2016

Case History: 14-year-old with headaches and seizures for eight months.

Case History: 14-year-old patient presents with headaches and seizures for eight months.

14-year-old presents with headaches and seizures for eight months.

Figure 1. MDCT non contrast axial image.

Figure 2. MDCT non contrast coronal image.

Confirmed pathologically as calcified healed TB granuloma.

Central nervous system (CNS) TB is a serious, often fatal, disease predominantly affecting young children.

The establishment of CNS tuberculosis occurs after hematogenous dissemination of mycobacteria from the lungs.