[Tubercular spondylodiscitis with multiple abscesses in a teenager: clinical and diagnostic considerations]

Abstract

We describe a case of TBC spinal column infection complicated by vertebral abscesses in an immigrant teenager. We underline the importance of always suspecting a tubercular illness when fever has unknown origins, and when patients come from countries where TBC is still endemic. We reaffirm, for early and accurate diagnosis, the importance of abdominal echography and spinal tomography.