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Tuberculous abscess of brain

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Link to WHO Definition

Tuberculous abscess of brain – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/738481654

A focal suppurative infection within the brain parenchyma typically surrounded by a vascularised capsule, located within the brain parenchyma, brainstem, or cerebellum, due to infection by mycobacterium tuberculosis. Cerebritis describes a nonencapsulated brain abscess. The signs and symptoms are variable but typically present as an expanding mass lesion, over a variable period of time, with headache, fever, and a focal neurologic deficit. Seizures may occur. Diagnosis is made by neuroimaging, histological examination, and culture of abscess material.