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* PCR of CSF for tuberculosis | |||
* Mycobacterial culture of CSF | |||
* Brain biopsy for acid-fast bacilli staining | |||
* andculturstain and culture may be positive for acid-fast bacilli, and CXR may show cavitations if pulmonary disease also present. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Differential Diagnosis
| Disease | Differentiating signs and symptoms | Differentiating tests | |
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| CNS lymphoma | Brain biopsy | ||
| Metastatic brain tumor | |||
| Mycobacterial CNS |
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| Aspergillosis | |||
| Cryptococcosis | |||
| Chaga's disease | |||
| CMV infection | |||
| HSV infection | |||
| VZ infection | |||
| Bacterial abscess | |||
| Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy | |||
| Cat Scratch Disease |