Spinal Tuberculosis: An Unusual Presentation
Journal Title: IJAR-Indian Journal of Applied Research - Year 2015, Vol 5, Issue 8
Abstract
We report a rare case of pre vertebral cold abscess of dorsal spine in a 40 yr old man, who presented with neck swelling. He had a soft swelling in the right side of neck, progressively increasing. He also had imbalance and backache. On imaging it was tuberculosis of dorsal spine with formation of cold abscess and ascending in the neck. We drained the abscess from non dependant neck incision and the spine decompression done by D3-D laminectomy. The patient responded to this with ANTI TB chemotherapy.
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DR SANDEEP INCHANALKAR, DR AMIT GARUD
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