title: Computed tomography of a tuberculous paravertebral abscess.
abstract: Spinal tuberculosis with extensive abscess formation in a 5-year-old girl of Asian origin is reported. The role of CT in the preoperative visualisation of the different compartments of the lesion, including extra- and intraspinal extension, is discussed. At present, CT seems to be the method of choice in the preoperative study of infectious spinal and paraspinal processes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Radiology, Riskhospitalet, University of Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Smevik
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Enger
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ose
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery