title: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis spondylitis.
abstract: We report a case of multidrug-resistant spinal tuberculosis complicated by epiduritis and paraspinal abscess in a 68-year-old black woman. Multidrug-resistant tuberculous spondylitis is still rare in Belgium. Two others cases were reported from 1992 to 1997. The optimal therapy is not standardized and the mandatory duration of treatment is not known. Clinical presentation, radiological findings, and treatment are presented. The need for prompt diagnosis and optimal therapy is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Brugmann University Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cherifi
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Guillaume
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peretz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004824:Epidural Space / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000382:microbiology*; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000382:microbiology; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular