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16996769

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-12-22
pubmed:abstractText
Tuberculosis is as old as mankind. Vertebral tuberculosis is fairly common form of bone and joint tuberculosis. However, isolated sacral tuberculosis is rare. It may present as an atypical sacral lesion having epidural granuloma without destruction of sacrum on MRI and plain X-rays. This atypical presentation may lead to delay in diagnosis and treatment. This case report intends to emphasize that spinal tuberculosis should be the first and foremost differential diagnosis in the presence of atypical clinical and radiological features of a sacral lesion particularly in developing countries. Early diagnosis and treatment can prevent or minimize the neurological morbidity in such cases.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1778-7254
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
73
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
751-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Unusual presentation of isolated sacral tuberculosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India. ashok_k73@rediffmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports