Unusual Involvement of Lateral Recess of Vertebrae in Potts Spine

  • Satyendra Kumar Sonkar Professor, Department of Medicine, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Virendra Atam Professor, Department of Medicine, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Satish Kumar Senior Resident, Department of Medicine, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6691-4281
  • Shyam Chand Chaudhary Professor, Department of Medicine, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Sudhir Verma Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Ajay Kumar Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Madhu Kumar Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Keywords: Lateral recess, Paraparesis, Pott’s spine, Tuberculosis

Abstract

Spinal tuberculosis is the commonest manifestation of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. It usually presents with backache, paraparesis, and spinal deformity. It accounts for 2% of all tuberculosis cases, 15% of extra-pulmonary, and 50% of skeletal tuberculosis. Common vertebral lesions are paradiscal, central, anterior subligamentous, and neural arch. Most commonly affected vertebrae are thoracic followed by lumbar and cervical vertebrae. Lateral recess involvement is a rare entity. Here, we report a case of thoracolumbar tuberculosis with atypical involvement of bilateral lateral recess of thoracic vertebrae complicated with abscesses.

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Published
2019-12-24
Issue
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2019): Journal of Advanced Research in Medicine
Section
Case Report