We present the case of a 21-year-old male patient who, despite triple antituberculosis therapy, developed a right frontal hypodense expansive process which exhibited peripheral ring-like enhancement following intravenous contrast injection. With the diagnosis of tuberculous brain abscess, we performed complete extirpation by means of craniotomy. The clinical suspicion was confirmed histologically. Patient's evolution has been satisfactory, and he remains asymptomatic at the present time.
Se presenta el caso de un paciente varón de 21 años de edad, que desarrolló, a pesar de una triple terapia antituberculosa, un proceso expansivo hipodenso frontal derecho que se realzaba periféricamente en anillo tras la admnistración de contraste. Con el diagnóstico de presunción de absceso cerebral tuberculoso se practicó exéresis completa a través de craneotomía. Histológicamente la sospecha clínica fue confirmada. La evolución del paciente ha sido satisfactoria, manteniéndose asintomático en la actualidad.
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