Fig 3. A 56-year-old woman with lumbosacral spinal tuberculosis received conservative anti-TB therapy.

(A)Pretreatment MRI showed destruction of the L4–L5 vertebrae and formation of paravertebral abscess with concomitant compression of the spinal cord. (B) After 6-week anti-TB therapy, the back pain became more serious. (C,D) No recurrence of TB was noted in this patient during the follow-up period.