title: Anterior sacral meningocele and tuberculous spondylitis of the sacrum in a patient with neurofibromatosis. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report a case of an adult male with neurofibromatosis and chronic low back pain. Evaluation revealed an anterior sacral meningocele, pulmonary tuberculosis, and later in the course of his illness, an osteolytic tuberculous mass in the sacrum. The patient was treated medically with a good outcome. The nature of anterior sacral meningoceles and tuberculosis spondylitis, the differential diagnoses, and relevant treatment options are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex.
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Mellion
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Lidsky
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Baskin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008588:Meningocele / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications*; D012447:Sacrum; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed