DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2024.v12i03.033

Pages: 361-363

We report a rare case of vertebral tuberculosis involving the posterior arch of L4 and L5 without disc involvement in a 42-year-old patient, revealed by incomplete cauda equina syndrome (sensitivo-motor disorder, without genito sphincter disorder). The diagnosis was suspected on the basis of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and confirmed on anatomopathological and bacteriological studies. CT provides a good analysis of the bone lesion and its intra-ductal extension. MRI can also be used to analyse the impact on nerve structures.