Appendiceal Tuberculosis of Spine / 대한정형외과학회잡지

ABSTRACT

The appendiceal tuberculosis is a rare from of skeletal tuberculosis in child and adults, arising from a focus or foci in posterior compartment of spine. This from may be unilateral and may be isolated or present at multiple levels, characterieed by slight change of the disk space and deformity, but large psravertebral abscess are invariable. Extradural extension may lead to the development of paraplegia. We had experienced one case of appendiceal tuberculosis at L1 and treated with antituberculosis medication and radical curettage, followed with body jacket cast.