Pulmonary tuberculosis presenting acutely as paraplegia: An unusual presentation

Abstract

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis most commonly involves the bones and the spine. The present case is that of a young boy who presented with acute onset paraplegia without any pre-existant complaints of cough with sputum, fever, night sweats or weight loss.

Keywords

• Extrapulmonary
• night sweats
• paraplegia