Tuberculose vertebral: relato de caso / Spinal tuberculosis: case report

Neste artigo relata-se o caso de uma paciente de 65 anos de idade, com comprometimento osteoarticular torácico pelo Mycobaterium tuberculosis de difícil diagnóstico.

Approximately 3% of the patients infected with the Mycobacterium tuberculosis have involvement of the osteoarticular system, spinal tuberculosis being its most common form. It comprises about 50% of all cases. A case of a 65-year-old female patient which evolved several months without diagnosis is reported.