Diagnóstico por imágenes de tuberculosis vertebral. Presentación de un caso

La tuberculosis vertebral, tambien conocida como espondilitis tuberculosa, enfermedad de Pott o mal de Pott, es una presentacion de la tuberculosis extrapulmonar. Se presenta el caso de una paciente venezolana de 35 anos de edad, aquejada de sacrolumbalgia. Al realizarle estudio de resonancia magnetica en un centro de alta tecnologia, se le diagnostico mal de Pott. La tuberculosis constituye un problema de salud en Venezuela, al igual que lo es para muchos paises. El mal de Pott, al no ser frecuente en el adulto, debera tomarse en cuenta ante cuadros persistentes de dolor lumbar. Es importante diagnosticar la enfermedad de manera oportuna a fin de administrar el tratamiento especifico durante las primeras manifestaciones y evitar inestabilidad vertebral, compromiso neurologico o deformidad cifotica vertebral. Vertebral tuberculosis, also known like espondilitis tuberculous, disease of Pott or Pott’s disease, is a presentation of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. A case of a 35 year old female Venezuelan patient was presented with a history of sacrum lumbar pain. A study of magnetic resonance in a high-technology center was accomplished and Pott’s disease was diagnosed. The tuberculosis constitutes a heath problem in Venezuela as well as in many other countries. Pott’s disease is not common in adults, but it should be taken into account on persistent or chronic lumbar pain. It is important to diagnose the disease timely to administrate the specific treatment during the first manifestations and avoid vertebral instability, neurological compromise or xiphotic vertebral deformity.