Patients with a tuberculoma typically present with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and have risk factors for TB. The risk factors for TB include contact with an infectious case with a high bacillary load, immunosuppressive conditions, malnutrition, young age, diabetes mellitus, working in health care, recent incarceration, alcohol use, and tobacco use. Although rare, it is possible for a patient to present with a tuberculoma despite the absence of risk factors for TB and without pulmonary involvement.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4103/sujhs.sujhs_27_23
Publish Year: 2023
