Paraplegia from spinal intramedullary tuberculosis: A case report

Figure 1 Magnetic resonance imaging examination before the operation showing a ring-enhanced intramedullary cord lesion at T8-T9. A: Sagittal image; B: Coronal image; C: Axial image.

Figure 2 Pathological examination. Under the microscope, caseous necrosis was observed in the center of the focus, surrounded by a few epithelioid cells and incomplete multinucleated giant cells. Meanwhile, more neutrophils, lymphocytes and plasma cells were observed forming granulation tissue. A: Hematoxylin-eosin staining at 100 ×; B: Hematoxylin-eosin staining at 400 ×; C: Acid-fast bacilli staining revealed a small amount of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the necrotic tissue.