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ArticleRadiology case reports2026

Navigating complex presentations of central nervous system tuberculosis: A two-case analysis.

Julio A Boada-Garnica, Alejandro Arias-Saavedra, Maria Isabel Montes, Juan Felipe Betancur, Beatriz Ramírez

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5 authors.

Julio A Boada-GarnicaGrupo QuirónSalud, Clínica Medellín, Medellín, Colombia.
Alejandro Arias-SaavedraGrupo QuirónSalud, Clínica Medellín, Medellín, Colombia.
Maria Isabel MontesNeurology Department, Grupo QuirónSalud, Clínica Medellín, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
Juan Felipe BetancurCentro de Investigaciones Clínicas SURA, Clinical Research Department, Clínica Medellín QuirónSalud, Medellín, Colombia.
Beatriz RamírezClinical Research Department, Clínica Medellín QuirónSalud, Medellín, Colombia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant global health concern, and the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted TB control. This report presents 2 challenging cases of central nervous system (CNS) tuberculosis with atypical presentation in adult patients. The first case involved a young male patient with disseminated tuberculosis who presented with meningoencephalitis, multiple brain abscesses, vasculitis, and extensive myelopathy, resulting in paraplegia. The patient required multiple neurosurgical interventions and experienced complications such as drug-induced hepatotoxicity and neurogenic bladder. The second case describes an elderly male patient with an oncological history of tuberculous meningitis that mimicked tumor dissemination and presented with multiple hemorrhagic intraventricular nodular lesions. In both cases, the integration of advanced neuroimaging techniques and molecular methods, such as PCR for

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Disseminated tuberculosisHydrocephalusImmunocompetenceMeningoencephalitisMyelitisTuberculomasVasculitis

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PMID42633156
PMCPMC13499101

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