The advent of new and acute headaches poses a diagnostic challenge. The differential diagnosis comprises numerous diseases and syndromes, the prevalence of which varies depending on the geographical region. Due to increased magnitudes in international migration, the usual differential diagnostic spectrum has to be enlarged in individual cases. The presented case illustrates this dilemma and shows that, for example, tuberculosis deserves to be taken into consideration.
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