Yi Shen1, Weiye Zhong1, Dan Peng1, Chang Lu1, Guangzhong Xiong2, Duo Li3, Youwen Deng1, Lihua Tan4. 1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The 2nd Xiangya Hospital of Central South University 410011, Hunan, China. 2. Department of Neurosurgery, The 2nd Xiangya Hospital of Central South University 410011, Hunan, China. 3. Department of Pathology, The 2nd Xiangya Hospital of Central South University 410011, Hunan, China. 4. Department of Radiology, The 2nd Xiangya Hospital of Central South University 410011, Hunan, China.
Abstract
AIM: Tuberculous spondylitis (TS, also called Spinal tuberculosis, Pott's spine or Pott's disease) is a common extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis (TB), but multilevel, noncontiguous TS cases are rare. METHODS: Physical examination, CT, MRI imaging, percutaneous biopsy and other lab tests were used to confirm the diagnosis. RESULT: we report a rare case of atypical, multilevel and noncontiguous TS in a 50-year-old woman. We found four noncontiguous osteolytic lesions in her spine that affected the Intervertebral joints of T10/11, L1/2, L3/4 and L5/S1. Patient was then treated conservatively with anti-TB drugs and was followed-up for about 1 year. The treatment turned out to be successful. CONCLUSION: The conservative anti-TB treatment was enough at least for this particular patient.
AIM: Tuberculous spondylitis (TS, also called Spinal tuberculosis, Pott's spine or Pott's disease) is a common extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis (TB), but multilevel, noncontiguous TS cases are rare. METHODS: Physical examination, CT, MRI imaging, percutaneous biopsy and other lab tests were used to confirm the diagnosis. RESULT: we report a rare case of atypical, multilevel and noncontiguous TS in a 50-year-old woman. We found four noncontiguous osteolytic lesions in her spine that affected the Intervertebral joints of T10/11, L1/2, L3/4 and L5/S1. Patient was then treated conservatively with anti-TB drugs and was followed-up for about 1 year. The treatment turned out to be successful. CONCLUSION: The conservative anti-TB treatment was enough at least for this particular patient.
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