Abstract:tion, groin paresthesias, or falls. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed wedge collapse of the T5 and T6 vertebral bodies with intervertebral disk destruction and epidural abscess. Urgent thoracic decompression with debulking and posterior fusion was performed. Biopsy revealed Mycobacterium tuberculosis. He received appropriate antibiotics for 1 year. At 1-year follow-up, he regained full strength throughout the lower extremities without evidence of myelopathy. He did, however, have focal tenderness of the left… Show more
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