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Unusual Presentation of a Common Disease: Disseminated Tuberculosis in an Immunocompetent Patient Fadi Seif, MD, Keith Armitage, MD, Mariana Petrozzi, MD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 123, Issue 9, Pages e5-e7 (September 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.01.021 Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 (A) T2 cerebral MRI shows vasogenic edema in L parietal lobe exerting mass effect on L lateral ventricle. (B) Sagittal MRI spine demonstrates multiple lytic lesions in thoracic vertebrae. (C) CT abdomen shows hypodense lesions in liver and spleen. (D) CT chest indicates miliary pulmonary parenchymal pattern. The American Journal of Medicine 2010 123, e5-e7DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.01.021) Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Cerebral MRI. Selected T1 post gadolinium coronal sections demonstrate numerous enhancing lesions supratentorially and infratentorially (A-C), also involving the optic chiasm (D). The American Journal of Medicine 2010 123, e5-e7DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.01.021) Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions