Contribution of Computed Tomography Scan to the Diagnosis of Spinal Tuberculosis in 14 Cases in Assaba, Mauritania
Table 1
Characteristics of 14 patients with spinal tuberculosis included in our study.
Characteristics
Case 1
Case 2
Case 3
Case 4
Case 5
Case 6
Case 7
Case 8
Case 9
Case 10
Case 11
Case 12
Case 13
Case 14
Age (yr)
12
15
20
60
68
61
45
37
82
26
50
65
65
60
Sex1
M
M
M
F
F
F
F
F
M
M
F
F
M
F
Pulmonary TB
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Concomitant disease
Diabetes
Gout
RA2
AH3
Time to diagnosis (months)
12
21
9
18
17
22
13
14
17
12
9
12
9
9
Presenting symptoms
Spinal stiffness
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Rachialgia
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Spinal compression
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Location of the lesion4
D5
L4-L5
D10-D12
L2
D3-D5
D12-L1
L4
L4-L5
L2-L3
L4-L5
C4-C6
L4-L5
L3-L4
D11-L2
Surgical treatment
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Corset immobilization
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Outcome
cured
cured
cured
cured
cured
cured
cured
cured
deceased
cured
deceased
cured
cured
Yes
1M, Male; F, Female; 2RA: Rheumatoid Arthritis; 3AH: arterial hypertension; 4D, dorsal vertebrae; L, lumbar vertebrae; C, Cervical vertebrae. In all 14 patients, spinal TB was confirmed by CT scan, and the standard anti-TB treatment was administered.
