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Vol. 38. Issue 1.
Pages 37-40 (January 2004)
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Vol. 38. Issue 1.
Pages 37-40 (January 2004)
Espondilodiscitis tuberculosa lumbar
Tuberculous lumbar discospondylitis
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A.M. Benavente Valdepeñas*, M.I. Monge Berruezo, P. Acal Gutiérrez
Complejo Hospitalario La Mancha Centro. Hospital Virgen de Altagracia. Manzanares, Ciudad Real.
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La espondilodiscitis tuberculosa constituye la localización más frecuente de la infección tuberculosa del aparato locomotor. La zona más frecuentemente afectada en la columna es la región dorsal. La resonancia magnética nuclear (RMN) es el método de imagen de elección en el diagnóstico de la espondilodiscitis, especialmente en las fases tempranas. La espondilodiscitis tuberculosa, especialmente en la columna lumbar, puede ser tratada de forma satisfactoria de forma conservadora y hay pocas indicaciones para el tratamiento quirúrgico.

Se presenta el caso de una mujer de 53 años con afectación de la columna lumbar. La paciente presentaba dolor lumbar de carácter inflamatorio de un año de evolución. El Mantoux fue positivo. En la RMN presentaba una imagen compatible con espondilodiscitis L4-L5 y la gammagrafía era sugestiva de proceso infeccioso activo. Realizó tratamiento médico con una evolución favorable.

Palabras clave:
Espondilodiscitis
Tuberculosis
Columna lumbar
Summary

Tuberculous discospondylitis represents the most common localisation of tuberculous infection of the locomotor apparatus. The area most commonly affected in the spinal column is the dorsal region.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the imaging method of choice for the diagnosis of discospondylitis, particularly in the early stages.

Tuberculous discospondylitis, particularly in the lumbar spinal column, can be treated satisfactorily by conservative means, and there are few indications for surgical treatment.

We present the case of a 53-year-old woman with disease of the lumbar spinal column. The patient presented with inflammatory lumbar pain of one year’s progression. A Mantoux test was positive. MRI revealed an image compatible with discospondylitis of L4-L5, and scintigraphy was suggestive of active infection. Medical treatment resulted in favourable progress.

Key words:
Discospondylitis
Tuberculosis
Lumbar spinal column

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