Open AccessCervical Tuberculosis Infection and its Treatment
Author(s) -
Ivan Copete-González,
Joan Ferràs-Tarragó,
Teresa Bas Hermida
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of orthopedic surgery and traumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2603-6398
DOI - 10.36438/jost00000005
Subject(s) - medicine , spondylodiscitis , tuberculosis , magnetic resonance imaging , surgery , presentation (obstetrics) , disease , abscess , spinal surgery , radiology , pathology
Background: Extrapulmonar tuberculosis (TBC) frequently includes vertebralaffection but cervical levels are the less frequently affected. Its clinicalpresentation is very variable depending on the age. Both the low frequency and theclinical variations are the reason because its treatment in children is controversialand different depending on the hospitals.Methods: We show a 3 years woman with an cervical abscess and spondylodiscitisbecause extrapulmonar TBC which presented with medullar and trachealcompression. Patient needed anterior and posterior approach during the surgery torelease of the compression and arthrodesis.Results: Clinical symptoms resolved after surgery. No new signs neither symptomsafter 18 months of fellowship and Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI) controls.Conclusions: According with bibliography and our own experience, we recommendto personalize each treatment for each patient to the correct treatment of thisdisease, overall in the strange cases when surgery will be needed