Ganglion cysts are typically periarticular soft tissue lesions commonly found in the wrist and forearm, with spinal involvement being rare. We present a clinical case of a 54-year-old female with a ganglion cyst at the L3-L4 level, causing radiculopathy symptoms. Despite initial difficulty in diagnosis due to MRI findings, surgical resection confirmed the extradural mass as a ganglion cyst.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTuberculosis (TB) affects millions of people every year. Spinal TB is a common extrapulmonary manifestation of the disease. Spinal TB can be devastating and carries an unfortunate outcome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction Despite a large number of antibiotics available to treat Klebsiella (K.) pneumoniae (KP), resistance against these antibiotics is ever-increasing and has now become a global threat to human life. The most frequently observed resistant genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae are CTX-M, OXA-48, IMP, and NDM; some are clone-specific while others form a reservoir for infection.
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