Atypical tuberculosis of the spine

Tuberculosis of the Spine

Ulcerative colitis is a disease of unknown aetiology characterized by friability of the colonic mucosa leading to ulceration. The clinical course is extremely varied, but is usually characterized by remissions and relapses. The initial attack carries the highest mortality rate. Medical treatment aims at supporting the patient over an attack until remission occurs. The use of cortisone or ACTH f...

Tuberculosis of the spine.

Tuberculosis of the Lower Lumbar Spine with an Atypical Radiological Presentation - A Case Mimicking a Malignancy -

A 65-year-old woman was treated for an atypical radiological presentation of spinal tuberculosis. Compared with previously reported cases, the following two different radiographic features were found. 1) Although there was multiple and skipped involvement of the vertebral body, the intervertebral disc was relatively preserved. 2) The presence of an epidural granuloma indicated an epidural exten...

Imaging of tuberculosis of the spine.

Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death worldwide that can be attributed to a single infectious agent. With the onset of the AIDS epidemic, there has been a resurgence of TB in recent years. Skeletal TB constitutes 1% to 3% of extrapulmonary cases, and typically involves the spine. TB of the spine should be considered in the differential diagnosis of many spinal conditions affecting pat...

Tuberculosis of the spine in children.

Background: Tuberculous spondylitis or Pott’s disease results in characteristic deformity. In developed counties, Pott’s disease occurs primarily in older adult rather than children. In developing countries where the infection rate is high, it occurs mainly among children. Materials and Methods: We have reviewed the hospital records of pediatrics ward with diagnosis of tuberculosis between