Fig. 2.

TB lumbar spine (L4, L5) in a 4 year child. A) Collapse of vertebra along with large pre and para vertebral collections. The patient was managed conservatively with rest and multidrug ATT. No surgical procedure was done. B) Post completion of ATT, bone marrow oedema reduced, the prevertebral and paravertebral collections resolved. The collapsed vertebrae and growth plates can produce spinal deformities during the growth of the child and therefore the child needs to be kept in supervised follow up.