Rich focus

Last revised by Rohit Sharma on 18 Sep 2022

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Citation:

Iqbal S, Sharma R, Knipe H, Rich focus. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 11 Jun 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-82912

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-82912

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/82912

rID:

82912

Article created:

9 Oct 2020, Subhan Iqbal

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Subhan Iqbal had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

18 Sep 2022, Rohit Sharma ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Rohit Sharma had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

3 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Central Nervous System

Tags:

tb, miliary tb, tuberculoma, snippet, cases

Rich focus is the caseating subpial or subependymal foci of tuberculous infection in the cortex of the brain ². It becomes important when a tuberculous focus discharges its contents into the subarachnoid space or into the ventricular system resulting in tuberculous meningitis. It is most frequently associated with miliary tuberculosis ¹.