Compressive myelopathy due to aspergillus infection of the spine.
- Author:
Sun Ah CHOI
1
;
Jong Sam BAIK
;
Ji Hoe HEO
;
So Ya PAIK
;
Tae Sung KIM
;
Yun Tae LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Aspergillus*;
Back Pain;
Cough;
Diagnosis;
Epidural Abscess;
Humans;
Hyphae;
Korea;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Middle Aged;
Osteomyelitis;
Paraplegia;
Spinal Cord Compression*;
Spine*;
Spondylitis;
Sputum;
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
1997;15(1):228-232
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Asperigillous osteomyelitis of the spine has quite rarely been reported. We present a 57-year-old man with old pulmonary tuberculosis who developed cough, sputum and back pain followed by paraplegia. Magnetic resonance imaging of the thoracic spine showed the destruction of the vertebral body through the level of T4-5 and epidural abscess. Decompressive surgery was carried out under the presumptive diagnosis of tuberculous spondylitis. However, the pathologic findings were aspergillous infection showing acute angle hyphae. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of aspergillous spondylitis producing compressive myelopathy in Korea.
