Abstract
Tuberculosis primarily affecting the calvarium is one of the rare diseases which is on the rise in the past few decades. This disease has been rarely reported in the literature even from endemic regions. We report seven patients diagnosed with calvarial tuberculosis. All cases had histological features of tuberculosis and were mantoux positive. All were negative for AFB smears. Two out of four cases tested for TB GeneXpert were positive. The clinical presentations, radiological features and the management of the cases are discussed. Early diagnosis with high index of suspicion and awareness about the features of calvarial tuberculosis would help in proper management of the condition.
Copyright
Association for Helping Neurosurgical Sick People. This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Derivative-Non Commercial License, permitting copying and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit.
Contents may not be used for commercial purposes, or adapted, remixed, transformed or built upon. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License, which permits unrestricted reproduction and distribution, for non-commercial purposes only; and use and reproduction, but not distribution, of adapted material for non-commercial purposes only, provided the original work is properly cited.
