Spinal Epidural Tuberculoma with Adjacent Vertebral Fracture: A Case Report.
JBJS Case Connect
; 14(1)2024 Jan 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38279923
ABSTRACT
CASE An 85-year-old woman was transported to our institution due to difficulty in walking. Preoperative imaging showed spinal cord lesions indicative of spinal cord tumor at the T7-8 level, accompanied by T8 vertebral fracture. Intraoperatively, the spinal lesion was suspected to be an epidural abscess; therefore, the capsule was resected, and the abscess was drained. We added pedicle screw fixation at the T6-10 level. Postoperatively, the spinal cord lesion was definitively diagnosed as spinal epidural tuberculoma. CONCLUSION:
Spinal epidural tuberculomas should be considered in the treatment of spinal cord lesions causing paralysis attributed to spinal cord compression.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Spinal Cord Compression
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Spinal Cord Diseases
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Tuberculoma
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Spinal Fractures
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Pedicle Screws
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limits:
Aged80
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
JBJS Case Connect
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japan