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Sellar-Suprasellar Tuberculomas in Children: 2 Cases and Literature Review

Authors :
Rumana Makhdoomi
Sarbjit Singh
Abrar Ahad Wani
Khursheed Nayil
Altaf U. Ramzan
Source :
Pediatric Neurology. 44:463-466
Publication Year :
2011
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2011.

Abstract

Sellar and suprasellar tuberculomas are rare. Patients with these lesions usually experience headache, vomiting, and hypofunction of pituitary gland; imaging reveals an enhancing sellar-suprasellar mass. We report 2 rare cases of sellar-suprasellar tuberculomas in children aged 8 and 6 years. One child presented with features of headache and vomiting, and the other presented with posterior pituitary dysfunction. In both cases, imaging revealed sellar-suprasellar masses. Both cases were multidrug-resistant tuberculomas. We discuss sellar-suprasellar tuberculomas, a rare form of neurotuberculosis in the background of an overall increase in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, especially in children.

Details

ISSN :
08878994
Volume :
44
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Pediatric Neurology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....a5c8cdf1953f8b9a5216a06b877794b8
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2011.01.020