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Cranial CT with reconstruction: multiple lytic lesions on the external board of the left frontal region.
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A new cranial CT scan showed multiple lytic lesions on the external board of the left frontal region (Figure 1), left parietal and right occiput, with soft tissues edema, without subgaleal fat involvement.
Areas of necrosis (*) in the center of bone trabeculae (T) involved by chronic inflammatory reaction - HE X 100.
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Excisional biopsy of the frontal lesion showed AFB-positive granulomas (Figure 2).
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Cranial CT: frontal lytic lesion in the midline with a diameter of 2 cm and a thickness of 0.7 cm.
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The cranial CT showed a frontal lytic lesion in the midline measuring 2 cm and a thickness of 0.7 cm; the internal bone layer was intact and there was a rupture of the external plate extending beyond the extra-cranial layer (Figure 3).