Tuberculoma of the anterior optic pathways. Case report

J Neurosurg. 1980 Jan;52(1):129-33. doi: 10.3171/jns.1980.52.1.0129.

Abstract

A tuberculoma, encasing the anterior optic pathways in a neoplastiform growth, was found in a 25-year-old man complaining of severe visual loss, diabetes insipidus, and sexual impotence following tuberculous meningitis. Following biopsy and anti-tuberculosis treatment, a satisfactory restoration of sight in one eye allowed the patient to resume an almost normal life.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Optic Chiasm*
  • Optic Nerve Diseases / diagnosis
  • Optic Nerve Diseases / therapy
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / therapy
  • Tuberculoma / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculoma / therapy