J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  2004 Oct;36(4):340-341.

Atypical Form of Multiple Spinal Tuberculosis

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, Wooridul Spinal Hospital, Gwangju, Korea. spinejjs@yahoo.co.kr
  • 2Department of Neurosurgery, Wooridul Spinal Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

We report a case of 21-year-old woman with atypical form of spinal tuberculosis. The patient had simultaneous involvement of C2, T4, T10, T11, L1-3 and S2, which resembles spinal malignancies. In this patient, pulmonary tuberculosis was not detected. However, biopsy revealed tuberculosis. The patient was treated successfully with surgery followed by anti-tuberculosis therapy. It is important to be aware that spinal tuberculosis may resemble spinal malignancy.

Keyword

Multiple spinal tuberculosis; Malignancy

MeSH Terms

Biopsy
Female
Humans
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
Tuberculosis, Spinal*
Young Adult
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