title: Lumbar mass as the presentation form of a tuberculous spondylodiscitis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Andaraí Federal Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcílio Diogo
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: de Oliveira Barbosa
authors.forename: Rodrigo Sodré Calheiros
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Flávio Assad
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Marcus André
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Acioly
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015299:Discitis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000150:complications*