BACKGROUND: @entity1511 is one of the commonest forms of @entity378 in developing countries like India causing significant morbidity due to @entity1745 and adjacent nerve roots. Diagnosis and intervention at early stage can prevent @entity16 such as @entity51 . AIM: The purpose of this study was to demonstrate atypical MRI features in cases of @entity1511 resembling @entity1313 and to stress that @entity1511 should be one of the differential diagnoses in any spinal pathology especially in developing countries. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a prospective study done in the @entity1 diagnosed as @entity1511 on 0.2 T Siemens MRI between June 2011 and December 2014 in a tertiary care hospital in India. Total 529 cases of tubercular spinal lesions were diagnosed. Out of which only 59 @entity1 showed atypical features on MR imaging which resembled @entity1313 were included in the study. The diagnosis was confirmed by cytology, histopathology, serology and corroborative findings. RESULTS: Lumbo-sacral region involvement (30.5%) is the commonest in our study followed by dorsal and cervical region. Multiple level lesions are seen in 14 cases (23.7%). All the 59 (100%) cases show no involvement of intervetebral disc. Posterior appendage involvement seen in 32 cases (54.2%). Soft tissue component seen in Intraspinal (37.2%) and paraspinal (45.7%) compartments. @entity1745 seen in 19 cases (32.2%), out which only 7 cases (11.8%) shows @entity4 . CONCLUSION: On MRI, @entity1511 may have variable pictures on imaging. For any spinal and paraspinal lesions, we should also consider the possibility of tubercular aetiology along with other. Since early diagnosis avoids unnecessary delay in the treatment thereby reducing morbidity and possible complications.

Spinal Tuberculosis Resembling XXXX on MRI.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity1313 :: ('MESH:D001932', 'Disease') :: ['neoplastic lesions'] @entity4 :: ('MESH:D004487', 'Disease') :: ['cord oedema'] @entity16 :: ('MESH:D009422', 'Disease') :: ['permanent damage'] @entity1511 :: ('MESH:D013166', 'Disease') :: ['tuberculous spondylitis', 'tubercular spondylitis', 'Tuberculous spondylitis'] @entity51 :: ('MESH:D009461', 'Disease') :: ['spinal deformity and neurological deficits'] @entity1745 :: ('MESH:D013117', 'Disease') :: ['Cord compression', 'compression of spinal cord'] @entity378 :: ('MESH:D014376', 'Disease') :: ['skeletal tuberculosis']
@entity1313 :: (MESH:D001932,Disease) :: ['Neoplastic Lesions']
