A case of postoperative tubercular spondylitis following microdiscectomy for lumbar disc herniation

CONCLUSION: MTB infection, although rare, should be considered among the differential diagnoses of postoperative infections following lumbar spine surgery in immunocompromised patients living in areas where tuberculosis is endemic.PMID:34221596 | PMC:PMC8247726 | DOI:10.25259/SNI_469_2021

Source: Surgical Neurology International - July 5, 2021 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Umesh Takhelmayum Namjubou Daimai Kanchana Laishram Nikhil Juneja M L Yogananda Deepa Longjam Source Type: research