Sacro-iliac tuberculosis presenting as cauda equina syndrome

ABSTRACT

Tuberculosis affecting the bone and spine has been a common problem in the developing countries for quite some time. Though the incidence has decreased dramatically, it still continues to be an important differential diagnosis in certain clinical situations. We hereby describe a patient who presented with features of cauda equine syndrome; the diagnosis was ultimately tuberculosis primarily involving the sacroiliac joint extending through the neural foramen and causing extradural compression