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DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1780525
Case Report

Bilobed Prepontine White Epidermoid Cyst Camouflaged as Tubercular Abscess: A Case Report

Foram Gala 
1   Department of Radiology, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Vaishali Madhariya
2   Department of Radiology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Abstract

Epidermoid cysts are ectodermally derived benign extra-axial lesions that have typical imaging characteristics following cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) signal intensity, but occasionally show unusual hyperintensity on T1-weighted images (T1WI), known as white epidermoid, thus posing a diagnostic challenge. We report an unusual case of bilobed prepontine white epidermoid masquerading as tuberculous abscess in a known case of tubercular meningitis.

Keywords

white epidermoid cyst - tubercular abscess


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Article published online:
21 April 2024

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