Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2015
A 37-year-old patient complains of pain in the lumbar spine, which increases during walking, limited mobility, edema of the right side of abdomen. Focal tuberculosis is recorded in the anamnesis. X-ray shows destruction of adjacent surfaces of the bodies of the 12 lumbar vertebrae, vertebral bodies height is decreased, intervertebral fissure cannot be detected. Abdominal US reveals a growth 15x20 cm in size in the retroperitoneal space and echo signs of liquid. What diagnosis can be suspected?
Answer options
- Lumbar tuberculous spondylitis
- Osteochondrosis
- Fracture of the 1-2 lumbar vertebrae body
- Metastatic damage of vertebral column
- Lumbar spondylolisthesis
Correct answer
Lumbar tuberculous spondylitis
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