title: Vertebral arch destruction in tuberculosis: CT features.
abstract: A case of tuberculosis initially involving the vertebral arch is presented, and this rare mode of presentation is contrasted to more typical radiographic presentation of Pott disease. The role of CT in delineating the extent of disease and in detecting complications such as paravertebral abscesses and cord compression is illustrated specifically and through a literature review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Jersey City Medical Center, NJ 07304.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lin-Greenberg
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cholankeril
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*