Albarrak May, Alodayani Abdulrahaman, Al Otaibi Nasir, Albrikeet Yasser
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Section, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Spinal Surgery Department, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Case Rep Infect Dis. 2021 Apr 20;2021:5552351. doi: 10.1155/2021/5552351. eCollection 2021.
Pott's disease (PD) represents the most common form of spinal tuberculosis. Its association with brain tuberculomas is extremely rare. Herein, we report a previously healthy child with PD and concurrent multiple brain tuberculomas who was successfully treated with antituberculous therapy, surgical drainage of the paravertebral abscess, and adjuvant steroid therapy.
波特氏病(PD)是脊柱结核最常见的形式。它与脑结核瘤的关联极为罕见。在此,我们报告一名既往健康的患有PD并同时伴有多发脑结核瘤的儿童,该患儿通过抗结核治疗、椎旁脓肿手术引流及辅助性类固醇治疗获得成功治愈。