Noncontigous cervical and lumbar vetebral tuberculosis

Authors

  • Ana Luz Dulanto Hospital Nacional EsSalud Edgardo Rebagliati Martins
  • Sonia Indacochea Hospital Nacional EsSalud Edgardo Rebagliati Martins

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36393/spmi.v30i3.56

Keywords:

Tuberculosis, spine, cervical, lumbar, lymph node, Pott’s disease

Abstract

A 35 year-old woman with chronic neck pain for two years and with fever and cervical adenomegaly in the last five weeks. The lymph node aspirate was acid fast bacili (+). The images showed collapse of vertebra L2, spondylodiscitis L2-L3 and paravertebral abscesses. The patient’s pain and fever improved with TB treatment.

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Published

2019-07-07

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 3 (2017)

Section

Caso clínico

How to Cite

Noncontigous cervical and lumbar vetebral tuberculosis . (2019). Revista De La Sociedad Peruana De Medicina Interna, 30(3), 158-162. https://doi.org/10.36393/spmi.v30i3.56