Tuberculous epidural granuloma simulating a herniated lumbar disc.
A case of tuberculous epidural granuloma producing L5 root compression in a 37-year-old Negro male is presented. Excision of the granuloma and the administration of anti-tuberculous therapy was followed by complete recovery. Tuberculous epidural granuloma simulating a radicular syndrome is rarely seen. A search of the literature revealed only five previously reported cases.
D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery