Spine tuberculosis with an intercurrent active pulmonary location in a high incidence country: A rare case report.
El Harras YahyaKaoutar ImraniChaymae FarajNabil Moatassim BillahIttimade NassarPublished in: SAGE open medical case reports (2024)
Spinal tuberculosis usually presents as destroyed contiguous vertebral bodies associated with intervertebral discs and paravertebral or psoas abscesses. Atypical forms are uncommonly reported. Vertebral involvement without disk destruction is a rare form that improves satisfactorily after appropriate medical management. We report the case of a 36-year-old male who had spine tuberculosis without disk involvement, associated with intercurrent active pulmonary location with good clinical improvement after treatment and follow-up imaging showing spectacular regression of bone lesions. By reporting this case, we also review the literature on this rare form of tuberculosis.
Keyphrases
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- bone mineral density
- hiv aids
- case report
- adverse drug
- pulmonary hypertension
- systematic review
- healthcare
- spinal cord
- emergency department
- postmenopausal women
- spinal cord injury
- ultrasound guided
- human immunodeficiency virus
- photodynamic therapy
- soft tissue
- bone regeneration