RESUMO
La tuberculosis vertebral, también conocida como espondilitis tuberculosa, enfermedad de Pott o mal de Pott, es una presentación de la tuberculosis extrapulmonar. Se presenta el caso de una paciente venezolana de 35 años de edad, aquejada de sacrolumbalgia. Al realizarle estudio de resonancia magnética en un centro de alta tecnología, se le diagnosticó mal de Pott. La tuberculosis constituye un problema de salud en Venezuela, al igual que lo es para muchos países. El mal de Pott, al no ser frecuente en el adulto, deberá tomarse en cuenta ante cuadros persistentes de dolor lumbar. Es importante diagnosticar la enfermedad de manera oportuna a fin de administrar el tratamiento específico durante las primeras manifestaciones y evitar inestabilidad vertebral, compromiso neurológico o deformidad cifótica vertebral.
Vertebral tuberculosis, also known like espondilitis tuberculous, disease of Pott or Pott’s disease, is a presentation of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. A case of a 35 year old female Venezuelan patient was presented with a history of sacrum lumbar pain. A study of magnetic resonance in a high-technology center was accomplished and Pott’s disease was diagnosed. The tuberculosis constitutes a heath problem in Venezuela as well as in many other countries. Pott’s disease is not common in adults, but it should be taken into account on persistent or chronic lumbar pain. It is important to diagnose the disease timely to administrate the specific treatment during the first manifestations and avoid vertebral instability, neurological compromise or xiphotic vertebral deformity.