A rare widespread tuberculous spondylitis extended from the T5-T10 levels – a case report

• Main Authors: L. G. Evayanti, Viskasari Pintoko Kalanjati, Abduloh Machin
• Format: Book Section PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: IOP Publishing 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://repository.unair.ac.id/96406/1/A%20Rare%20widespread%20tuberculous%20spondylitis%20extended%20from%20the%20T5-T10%20levels-a%20case%20report.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/96406/2/A%20rare%20widespread.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/96406/3/A%20Rare%20widespread%20tuberculous%20spondylitis%20extended%20from%20the%20T5-T10%20levels-a%20case%20report.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/96406/; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/434/1/012323
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Tuberculous spondylitis is an infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the spine and might compromise the vertebrae. Patients often come to treatment at an advanced stage; whilst early diagnosis might be quite tricky. Twenty two years old male patient experienced a weakness, tingling and thickness...