Abstract
Cavernous sinus involvement of tuberculosis is rare. We present a 65-year-old woman with extrapulmonary tuberculosis who presented with a cavernous sinus syndrome clinically. A cervical lymph node biopsy revealed non-caseating granulomas but cultures were eventually positive for M. tuberculosis.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 207-208 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1997 |
Keywords
- Cavernous sinus
- Tuberculosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology
- Clinical Neurology
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics of 'Presumed tuberculosis presenting as a cavernous sinus syndrome'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Cite this
- APA
- Standard
- Harvard
- Vancouver
- Author
- BIBTEX
- RIS