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2015•Journal of the Ruhunu Clinical SocietyOpen access

Spinal tuberculosis paraplegia associated with anterior spinal artery infarction: a very rare presentation

Sharmila Thillainathan, Miriam Adhikari, Indika Marasinghe, Dilani Priyangika, Gayani Premawansa

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Introduction: Tuberculosis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Paraplegia is the most dreaded complication of spinal tuberculosis. Here we present a patient with a clinical picture consistent with spinal tuberculosis associated with anterior spinal arterial infarction presenting as paraplegia.

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Introduction: Tuberculosis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Paraplegia is the most dreaded complication of spinal tuberculosis. Here we present a patient with a clinical picture consistent with spinal tuberculosis associated with anterior spinal arterial infarction presenting as paraplegia.

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Introduction: Tuberculosis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Paraplegia is the most dreaded complication of spinal tuberculosis. Here we present a patient with a clinical picture consistent with spinal tuberculosis associated with anterior spinal arterial infarction presenting as paraplegia.

Key concepts: Paraplegia, Medicine, Tuberculosis, Anterior spinal artery, Infarction, Surgery, Presentation (obstetrics), Complication

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