Citation

Naha K, Dasari S, Kusugodlu R, Prabhu M. Australas. Med. J. 2012; 5(8): 455-458.

Affiliation

Department of Medicine, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal University, Manipal.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Australasian Medical Journal)

DOI

10.4066/AMJ.2012.1374

PMID

23024720

PMCID

PMC3442190

Abstract

A 32-year-old diabetic male, with a past history of head injury and seizures, presented with a painful swelling over his forehead present for the past three months. Cranial MRI demonstrated the presence of a scalp collection with extradural extension through a bony defect. Biopsy from the area showed caseating necrosis suggestive of tuberculosis. Although the patient failed to return for initiation of anti-tubercular therapy for the next 11 months, the swelling did not progress, and there were no constitutional symptoms. The indolent nature of the swelling prompted re-evaluation and delayed cultures of pus from the collection grew Burkholderia pseudomallei.

Language: en