CASE REPORT / CAS CLINIQUE LE TUBERCULOME INTRA MEDULLAIRE : UNE CAUSE RARE DE PARAPARESIE INTRA MEDULLARY TUBERCULOMA : A RARE CAUSE OF PARAPARESIS

SUMMARY The intra-medullary tuberculoma (IMT) is a rare tuberculosis located in the central nervous system. We report a case of IMT in a 48-year-old man with a progressive paresis of the lower limbs. The patient had previously been healthy. The neuroradiologic investigations showed an intra-medullary mass. A total exeresis was performed via a micro-surgical approach. The IMT diagnosis was confirmed by the anatomopathological examination.The association of an anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy for 6 months after the surgery led to a complete healing after an 18 months lapse.