Fig. 2. A typical case of tuberculosis of the spine. A 43-year-old male patient presented with back pain, tenderness in the thoracic spine, and neurological deficit. (A) Typical magnetic resonance imaging picture of tuberculosis of the spine on the T2-weighted image. (B) Diagnosis was established on the basis of an intraoperative tissue sample in this case. The figure shows the postoperative X-ray following surgery.
