Abstract

DUARTE RODRIGUEZ, Blanca et al. Spinal tuberculosis. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2015, vol.19, n.5, pp.956-964. ISSN 1561-3194.

Introduction: tuberculosis is an infectious disease. It is a major cause of disability and death in many parts of the world. Pulmonary location is the most common, where a dissemination of the bacillus may occur and infect other organs and tissues, leading to extrapulmonary tuberculosis, including the spine. Clinical case: the case of a patient admitted in a closed-treatment unit in Pinar del Río city presented vertebral extrapulmonary tuberculosis, who initially presented respiratory symptoms and poor general status. A computed tomography [CT] of the mediastinum showed osseous lesions at vertebral level. Current treatment provided a favorable improvement. Conclusions: extrapulmonary clinical presentation is less common; however, its diagnosis is very important for this very vulnerable population group.

Keywords : Spinal tuberculosis; Sputum.

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