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The tuberculous granulomas seen in the basal cisterna in contrast and non-contrast T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in cross sections
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed in order to detect any central nervous system (CNS) infection and revealed structures which were consistent with tuberculoma, such as is seen in tuberculous meningitis (Figure 1).
Acid- resistant bacilli demonstrated by cerebrospinal fluid staining
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CSF staining demonstrated acid-fast bacilli, implying a diagnosis of tuberculosis (Figure 2).