Tubercular spondylitis with prevertebral and epidural abscess masquerading as a mediastinal mass
A 10-year old girl presenting with an insidious-onset low-grade fever for one month was found to have mediastinal widening with bilateral perihilar opacities. MRI scanning further revealed dorsal spondylitis with collapse of T2-4 vertebral bodies with prevertebral and epidural tubercular collections of 3 × 6.5 × 8 cm. This case emphasises the importance of considering TB among differential diagnoses of a mediastinal mass, especially among children from endemic countries.
Authors
- Sreedhara B. Chaluvashetty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7526-2185)
- Pradeep Kumar Gunasekaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3494-8863)
- Sanjay Verma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5064-2325)
- Payal Chauhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0190-4592)
- Nehru Nagar
- Sivanesan Sivagnanaganesan
Institutions
- Harlem Hospital Center (US)
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tropical Doctor
- Published
- 2025-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00494755251323333
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01