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ArticleSurgical neurology international2021

A case of postoperative tubercular spondylitis following microdiscectomy for lumbar disc herniation.

Umesh Takhelmayum, Namjubou Daimai, Kanchana Laishram, Nikhil Juneja, M L Yogananda, Deepa Longjam

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Umesh TakhelmayumDepartment of Orthopaedics, J. N. Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal East, Manipur, India.
Namjubou DaimaiDepartment of Orthopaedics, J. N. Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal East, Manipur, India.
Kanchana LaishramDepartment of Orthopaedics, J. N. Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal East, Manipur, India.
Nikhil JunejaDepartment of Orthopaedics, J. N. Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal East, Manipur, India.
M L YoganandaDepartment of Orthopaedics, J. N. Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal East, Manipur, India.
Deepa LongjamDepartment of Pathology, J. N. Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal East, Manipur, India.
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Abstract

backgroundPostoperative infections are one of the most common complications of spine surgery. However, following a lumbar microdiscectomy, a postoperative infection involving CASE DESCRIPTION: One and half months after a L4-5 microdiscectomy, a 47-year-old immunocompromised male with hepatitis B infection presented with low back and bilateral gluteal pain. The MRI revealed a large intraspinal/paraspinal fluid collection spanning from L4 to S1 along with an anterior epidural collection at L5. The patient underwent a L4 lumbar laminectomy for abscess drainage and wound debridement. After obtaining a positive culture for MTB, four antitubercular drug therapies (ATTs) were started, that is, isoniazid (H), rifampicin (R), ethambutol (E), a. One month later, the patient had minimal pain and no residual neurological deficit.

conclusionMTB infection, although rare, should be considered among the differential diagnoses of postoperative infections following lumbar spine surgery in immunocompromised patients living in areas where tuberculosis is endemic.

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Antitubercular drugsMicrodiscectomySpineTuberculosis

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