Cranial and epidural mycetoma caused by streptomyces somaliensis
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Neuroradiology
- Vol. 29 (1) , 95-97
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00341050
Abstract
The authors report a rare case of cranial and intracranial mycetoma which presented with occipital sinuses, extensive involvement of skull vault and base, an extradural granuloma and intracranial hypertension. Radiological appearances are reviewed. The computerized tomography findings are the first of their kind for this condition. The diagnosis and treatment of this disease are discussed.Keywords
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