Sequential Dramatic Regrowth of a Lumbar Pedicle Post–Antitubercular Therapy
Abstract Spinal tuberculosis is a frequently encountered extrapulmonary form of the disease. Despite this disease being rampant in developing countries, there are no straightforward guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of spinal tuberculosis. Surgical intervention is deemed necessary in advanc...
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doaj-f07d29882bdb4a60bef5c5bf3887c0d72020-11-25T03:52:53ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.Indian Journal of Neurosurgery2277-954X2277-91672016-06-01050321321510.1055/s-0036-1581975Sequential Dramatic Regrowth of a Lumbar Pedicle Post–Antitubercular TherapySaurabh Kumar Verma0Giriraj Singh1Neeraj Basantani2Amit Narang3Department of Neurosurgery, Army Hospital (R&R), Delhi Cantt, New Delhi, Delhi, IndiaCommand Hospital (SC), Pune, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, IndiaAbstract Spinal tuberculosis is a frequently encountered extrapulmonary form of the disease. Despite this disease being rampant in developing countries, there are no straightforward guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of spinal tuberculosis. Surgical intervention is deemed necessary in advanced cases with marked bony involvement or when the spine is considered potentially unstable. However, with the modernization of spinal instrumentation, the general trend among spine surgeons is to fix even a potentially unstable spine. The dilemma still remains whether such cases should be managed surgically or they can be successfully treated using more accurate diagnostic methods and antitubercular therapy (ATT). Here we report the case of a young man with lumbar pedicle tuberculosis who was successfully diagnosed and managed with percutaneous biopsy and ATT vis-à-vis open surgery and fixation. Dramatic resolution of the disease process over a period of 12 months on ATT in this case has been highlighted, thus avoiding fixation in a potentially unstable spine.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1581975lumbar pedicletuberculosisantitubercular therapy |
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Sequential Dramatic Regrowth of a Lumbar Pedicle Post–Antitubercular Therapy |
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Sequential Dramatic Regrowth of a Lumbar Pedicle Post–Antitubercular Therapy |
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Sequential Dramatic Regrowth of a Lumbar Pedicle Post–Antitubercular Therapy |
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Sequential Dramatic Regrowth of a Lumbar Pedicle Post–Antitubercular Therapy |
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Sequential Dramatic Regrowth of a Lumbar Pedicle Post–Antitubercular Therapy |
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sequential dramatic regrowth of a lumbar pedicle post–antitubercular therapy |
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Indian Journal of Neurosurgery |
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2277-954X 2277-9167 |
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Abstract
Spinal tuberculosis is a frequently encountered extrapulmonary form of the disease. Despite this disease being rampant in developing countries, there are no straightforward guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of spinal tuberculosis. Surgical intervention is deemed necessary in advanced cases with marked bony involvement or when the spine is considered potentially unstable. However, with the modernization of spinal instrumentation, the general trend among spine surgeons is to fix even a potentially unstable spine. The dilemma still remains whether such cases should be managed surgically or they can be successfully treated using more accurate diagnostic methods and antitubercular therapy (ATT). Here we report the case of a young man with lumbar pedicle tuberculosis who was successfully diagnosed and managed with percutaneous biopsy and ATT vis-à-vis open surgery and fixation. Dramatic resolution of the disease process over a period of 12 months on ATT in this case has been highlighted, thus avoiding fixation in a potentially unstable spine. |
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lumbar pedicle tuberculosis antitubercular therapy |
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