Tuberculous lumbar arachnoiditis mimicking conus cauda tumor: A case report and review of literature
Tuberculous spinal arachnoiditis involving cauda equina is rare. A patient with lumbar tuberculous arachnoiditis in the absence of both vertebral and meningeal tuberculosis, which was mimicking spinal intradural extramedullary tumor is described here. Diagnosis was made based on intraoperative fi nd...
Main Authors: | Subhas K Konar, KVL Narasinga Rao, Anita Mahadevan, B Indira Devi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2011-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0976-3147.80098 |
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