Patient with Multiple Non-contiguous Spondylitis (Spinal) Tuberculosis: A Case Report

Bayu Putra, Reni Masduchi

2017

Abstract

Spondylitis (Spinal) Tuberculosis is one of the oldest diseases known to mankind, an extra-pulmonary form of tuberculosis, characterized by intervertebral space destruction and collapse of vertebral bodies, leading to severe and progressive kyphosis. It is rare to have multiple spinal lesions of spondylitis tuberculosis with skip lesions. A 24-year-old male had had a slouch posture for the past 5 years and complained of back pain (VAS 4-8) for5 months, having worsenedoverthe last 3 months which caused the patient to be unable to walk. Now the patient can only sit with support, and experiences difficulty in daily activities. The patient had a cervicothoracolumbar kyphosis posture, wasting, general weakness and decrease of respiratory capacity. Imaging examination revealed multiple vertebral body destruction on C7-T1, T11, L3, S2-3. Rehabilitation programs consist of upright position, icing, breathing and chest expansion exercise, flexibility exercise, and cervicothoracolumbosacral orthosis, and also psychological support and education. Rehabilitation goals are to decrease pain, improve pre-operation condition to prevent post-operation complications, promote independent ADL and ambulation. Rehabilitation management in conjunction with chemotherapy and surgical intervention, aims to help patients function optimally. Understanding the disease, the goal of rehabilitation and encouraged compliance withrehabilitation programs isimportant.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Putra B. and Masduchi R. (2017). Patient with Multiple Non-contiguous Spondylitis (Spinal) Tuberculosis: A Case Report.In Proceedings of the International Meeting on Regenerative Medicine - Volume 1: IMRM, ISBN 978-989-758-334-6, pages 31-34. DOI: 10.5220/0007315000310034

in Bibtex Style

@conference{imrm17,
author={Bayu Putra and Reni Masduchi},
title={Patient with Multiple Non-contiguous Spondylitis (Spinal) Tuberculosis: A Case Report},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Meeting on Regenerative Medicine - Volume 1: IMRM,},
year={2017},
pages={31-34},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0007315000310034},
isbn={978-989-758-334-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Meeting on Regenerative Medicine - Volume 1: IMRM,
TI - Patient with Multiple Non-contiguous Spondylitis (Spinal) Tuberculosis: A Case Report
SN - 978-989-758-334-6
AU - Putra B.
AU - Masduchi R.
PY - 2017
SP - 31
EP - 34
DO - 10.5220/0007315000310034