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Case Reports
. 2021 Mar 15;104(5):1605-1606.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1529.

Spinal Tuberculosis

Melody Lyn Chipeio  1 , Anousheh Sayah  2 , Christian John Hunter  3
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Spinal Tuberculosis

Melody Lyn Chipeio et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. .
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Figure 1.
(A)Anterior/posterior and lateral views of the lumbar spine demonstrate severe compression deformity of T12 and L1 vertebral bodies, with focal kyphosis at the T12-L1 level. The lower thoracic vertebrae also demonstrate diffuse demineralization. There is prominence of the paraspinal soft tissues in the lower thoracic/upper lumbar region. The severe collapse of a vertebral body, also known as vertebra plana, can be seen with TB, especially in the absence of trauma. (B). MRI of the thoracolumbar region demonstrates enhancement of multiple lower thoracic and upper lumbar levels with severe compression deformity of T12 and L1 vertebral bodies with focal kyphosis. There is also compression deformity of T4-T7 levels with associated focal kyphosis. Rim-enhancing collections surround these levels and are found within bilateral psoas muscles (arrows), compatible with the cold abscesses of TB. There is subligamentous spread from the vertebral level to the level with some areas where the disc spaces are spared from disease, an imaging finding suggestive of TB. TB = tuberculosis. This figure appears in color at www.ajtmh.org.
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