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brain tuberculoma

Cerebral tuberculoma is intracranial tuberculous granuloma. It is a kind of focal tuberculosis in the brain parenchyma or meninges. Most of the tuberculosis lesions spread from other parts of the body to the brain to form granulomatous lesions, and a few are diffuse tuberculosis. Caused by residual meningitis infection. The incidence of brain tuberculoma is 1.4%. Can occur in any part of the skull, located in the tent...



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