Radiologic Analysis of Tuberculous Spondylitis

결핵성 척추염의 방사선학적 분석

Among the skeletal tuberculosis, tuberculous spondylitis is high incidence and curable disease, if early diagnosis and treatment are possible. We reviewed clinical manifestations and radiologic analysis of 30 cases tuberculous spondylitis from May 1983 to Sept. 1986, at Yeungnam medical center, Yeungnam University. The results were follows : 1. The frequent involve sites were thoracolumbar vertebra. 2. The continuous lesion is 86.7% of the all cases. 3. The most common type was intervertebral type, and lytic and sclerotic lesion were same incidence. 4. Paravertebral abscess, kyphosis and disc space narrowing were demonstrated more than 80.0% of the cases. 5. Computed tomography was more accurate diagnostic method rather than conventional plain study to evaluation of extent of lesion, involvement of spinal canal and cord, and size and location of paravertebral abscess. And CT guided abscess drainage procedure was helpful to diagnosis and treatment. 6. Ultrasonography was helpful to differential diagnosis between paravertebral abscess and other solid mass, and useful to follow up study of paravertebral abscess after treatment.

본 저자들은 1983년 5월부터 1986년 9월까지 영남의료원에서 결핵성 척추염으로 진단받은 30예의 방사선학적 소견을 분석하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 병변부위는 흉추와 요추부위가 많다. 2. 86.7%에서 연결형으로 나타났다. 3. 척추간결핵이 73.3%였으며, 골파괴는 환산성과 경화성이 각각 같은 빈도로 관찰되었다. 4. 척추주위농양, 추간원판간격의 협소, 척추후만증은 80.0%이상에서 나타났다. 5. 전산화단층촬영은 병변의 침범정도, 척수 및 척관의 상태, 척추주위 농양 및 육아조직의 정확한 위치 및 크기등을 정확히 보여주었으며, 농양 배출술에도 도움을 줄 수 있었다. 6. 초음파검사는 척추주위농양, 특히 장요근의 농양의 진단에 도움을 주었고, 치료후 추적조사에 많이 이용하였다.