A rare etiology of tetraparesis: case report

Tuberculosis is the most common chronic central nervous system infection in developing countries like Morocco. Non-osseous spinal cord involvement is a rare manifestation of tuberculosis. The use of MRI, as an imaging modality of choice has revolutionised the imaging of tuberculomas with reasonable certainty and thereby avoiding unnecessary surgical intervention. However, isolated localizations of this disease can cause problems of differential diagnosis, in particular of tumoral etiologies. We report an unusual presentation of intradural extramedullaryl tuberculomas as single location of tuberculoma in an immunodeficient female patient