Isolated sacral tuberculosis: A case report and systematic literature review

Background: Tuberculosis remains a rampant infectious disease affecting developing countries. Isolated sacral tuberculosis is extremely rare. The aim of this work was to highlight the epidemiological, clinical, radiological features and outcomes of this rare site of spinal tuberculosis. Methods: We...

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Main Authors: Fresnel Lutèce Ontsi Obame, Moussa Elmi Saad, Yao Christian Hugues Dokponou, Abad Chérif El Asri, Miloudi Gazzaz
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Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751923001184
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author Fresnel Lutèce Ontsi Obame
Moussa Elmi Saad
Yao Christian Hugues Dokponou
Abad Chérif El Asri
Miloudi Gazzaz
author_facet Fresnel Lutèce Ontsi Obame
Moussa Elmi Saad
Yao Christian Hugues Dokponou
Abad Chérif El Asri
Miloudi Gazzaz
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description Background: Tuberculosis remains a rampant infectious disease affecting developing countries. Isolated sacral tuberculosis is extremely rare. The aim of this work was to highlight the epidemiological, clinical, radiological features and outcomes of this rare site of spinal tuberculosis. Methods: We report a case of a 62-year-old-man patient that presented an isolated sacral tuberculosis. We conducted research on PubMed and Scopus databases from 1974 to March 2023 using the following search terms /“isolated AND sacral AND tuberculosis/”. Results: We retrieved 7 case reports and 1 case series published. A total of 10 patients were identified. The mean age was 37.6 ± 15.4 years (range 20–72). There were 3 males and 7 females. The most common symptoms were sciatica (70%). Neurological examination revealed monoparesis (10%), paraparesis (20%) and no motor deficit (70%). The radiological characteristics of mass lesion, on magnetic resonance imaging, were low intensity in T1-weighted imaging and high intensity in T2-weighted imaging (80%), with paravertebral abscess (90%). The procedures of diagnosis mostly used were needle aspiration (80%). All patients saw clinical improvement (100%). Conclusion: The sacrum spinal is a rare the site of spinal tuberculosis. We believe that gadolinium enhanced MR imaging fat saturation is particularly valuable for diagnosis. The prognosis is good under antibacillary chemotherapy.
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spelling doaj.art-e38d3ce021214e039eb226ad729ebd982023-09-11T05:01:12ZengElsevierInterdisciplinary Neurosurgery2214-75192023-12-0134101835Isolated sacral tuberculosis: A case report and systematic literature reviewFresnel Lutèce Ontsi Obame0Moussa Elmi Saad1Yao Christian Hugues Dokponou2Abad Chérif El Asri3Miloudi Gazzaz4Department of neurosurgery of Mohamed V Military Training Hospital of Rabat, Morocco; Mohammed V University, Rabat Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Morocco; Corresponding author at: Department of neurosurgery of Mohamed V Military Training Hospital of Rabat, Morocco.Department of neurosurgery of Mohamed V Military Training Hospital of Rabat, Morocco; Mohammed V University, Rabat Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, MoroccoDepartment of neurosurgery of Mohamed V Military Training Hospital of Rabat, Morocco; Mohammed V University, Rabat Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, MoroccoDepartment of neurosurgery of Mohamed V Military Training Hospital of Rabat, Morocco; Mohammed V University, Rabat Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, MoroccoDepartment of neurosurgery of Mohamed V Military Training Hospital of Rabat, Morocco; Mohammed V University, Rabat Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, MoroccoBackground: Tuberculosis remains a rampant infectious disease affecting developing countries. Isolated sacral tuberculosis is extremely rare. The aim of this work was to highlight the epidemiological, clinical, radiological features and outcomes of this rare site of spinal tuberculosis. Methods: We report a case of a 62-year-old-man patient that presented an isolated sacral tuberculosis. We conducted research on PubMed and Scopus databases from 1974 to March 2023 using the following search terms /“isolated AND sacral AND tuberculosis/”. Results: We retrieved 7 case reports and 1 case series published. A total of 10 patients were identified. The mean age was 37.6 ± 15.4 years (range 20–72). There were 3 males and 7 females. The most common symptoms were sciatica (70%). Neurological examination revealed monoparesis (10%), paraparesis (20%) and no motor deficit (70%). The radiological characteristics of mass lesion, on magnetic resonance imaging, were low intensity in T1-weighted imaging and high intensity in T2-weighted imaging (80%), with paravertebral abscess (90%). The procedures of diagnosis mostly used were needle aspiration (80%). All patients saw clinical improvement (100%). Conclusion: The sacrum spinal is a rare the site of spinal tuberculosis. We believe that gadolinium enhanced MR imaging fat saturation is particularly valuable for diagnosis. The prognosis is good under antibacillary chemotherapy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751923001184IsolatedSacral spinalTuberculosis
spellingShingle Fresnel Lutèce Ontsi Obame
Moussa Elmi Saad
Yao Christian Hugues Dokponou
Abad Chérif El Asri
Miloudi Gazzaz
Isolated sacral tuberculosis: A case report and systematic literature review
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Isolated
Sacral spinal
Tuberculosis
title Isolated sacral tuberculosis: A case report and systematic literature review
title_full Isolated sacral tuberculosis: A case report and systematic literature review
title_fullStr Isolated sacral tuberculosis: A case report and systematic literature review
title_full_unstemmed Isolated sacral tuberculosis: A case report and systematic literature review
title_short Isolated sacral tuberculosis: A case report and systematic literature review
title_sort isolated sacral tuberculosis a case report and systematic literature review
topic Isolated
Sacral spinal
Tuberculosis
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751923001184
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