Primary Calvarial Tuberculosis: a report of three cases

Abstract

Calvarial tuberculosis is rare presentation and has been reported in only about 0.01% of all patients with mycobacterial infections. Though rare, the incidence of Calvarial tuberculosis seems to be on the rise, especially in developing countries. We present three cases of Calvarial tuberculosis which were successfully managed at our Centre. All the cases occurred de novo in young, otherwise healthy individuals, hailing from good socio-economic backgrounds and without any past history or contact history with tuberculosis patients. We highlight the importance of keeping this diagnosis in mind in appropriate clinical situations as well as recommend the early commencement of optimal management to prevent serious neurologic complications & sequelae.

Keywords: Calvarial; primary; skull; tuberculosis.