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2007 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Infectious And Parasitic Diseases 001-139 > Tuberculosis 010-018 > Tuberculosis Of Meninges And Central Nervous System 013.* > 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 013.3 Tuberculous abscess of brain This code may be outdated. View the most recent version of ICD-9-CM 013.3 A well-circumscribed mass composed of tuberculous granulation tissue that may occur in the cerebral hemispheres, cerebellum, brain stem, or perimeningeal spaces. Multiple lesions are quite common. Management of intracranial manifestations vary with lesion site. Intracranial tuberculomas may be associated with SEIZURES, focal neurologic deficits, and INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION. Spinal cord tuberculomas may be associated with localized or radicular pain, weakness, sensory loss, and incontinence. Tuberculomas may arise as OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS, but also occur in immunocompetent individuals. 013.3 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis 013.3 contains 6 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 013.* hierarchy Index entries containing 013.3: Abscess (acute) (chronic) (infectional) (lymphangitic) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic) (with lymphangitis) (see also Cellulitis) 682.9 brain (any part) 324.0 tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 013.3 Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (congenital) (degeneration) (disease) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (gangrene) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) 011.9 abscess 011.9 brain 013.3 dura (mater) 013.8 brain 013.3 epidural 013.8 brain 013.3 dura (mater) 013.9 abscess 013.8 cerebral 013.3 epidural abscess 013.8 brain 013.3