Open AccessDiagnosis of Spinal Tuberculosis in Retrovirus Negative Cases: A Case Series
Author(s) -
Gayathri Devi,
Betu Rama Soujanya,
Ashok Kumar Padmanabhan,
SR Mangala Gouri,
Mahadevappa Mahesh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2021/48802.15044
Subject(s) - tuberculosis , medicine , histopathology , acid fast , regimen , extrapulmonary tuberculosis , radiology , surgery , pathology , mycobacterium tuberculosis , sputum
Spinal Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common destructive form of extrapulmonary TB. The diagnosis of spinal TB is challenging involving combined approach of clinical diagnosis, imaging techniques, detection of acid-fast bacilli in microscopy, histopathology, and culture. This case series reports four patients of spinal TB diagnosed clinically, radiologically and microbiologically that were treated appropriately with standard anti-TB treatment according to Category I daily regimen.