Multiple Tuberculoma in Brain Presented with Isolated Ocular Abnormality: A Case Report

A 52-year-old female presented with headache and double vision for one and half month. On examination of eye a horizontal nystagmus was seen in leftward gaze. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain showed multiple small rim and nodular enhancing lesion with mild perilesional edema in cerebral and cerebellar hemisphere and pons. Patient’s ESR was 70, and mountoux test was 14 mm after 72 hours. On the basis of MRI and investigations, and endemicity of tuberculosis in India, diagnosed as a case of tuberculoma and treated with anti tubercular treatment. She had 3 months of follow-up period and showed a complete amelioration of symptoms.

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