Spores that crush the spine in infancy: a diagnostic dilemma for an infant with special tuberculosis

• Main Authors: Shaban Mohamed, Mossad Abdelhak, Mossad, Manar
• Format: Copyright
• Language: English; English
• Subjects: RA644.3 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/82137/1/82137_Spores%20that%20crush%20the%20spine%20in%20infancy_WORK.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/82137/7/82137_LY2020004140%20Spores%20that%20crush%20the%20spine%20CR1.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/82137/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

We are presenting a seven months old girl with spastic paraplegia. The case highlights the dilemma with the diagnosis we encountered until establish the final diagnosis which is spinal tuberculosis. We highlighted a lot of important lessons.