Preferred Label : Myelitis due to mycobacterium tuberculosis;
ICD-11 definition : An inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord due to a mycobacterial infection. The
symptoms and signs may be subacute or chronic in onset, and include paraparesis or
paraplegia, sensory loss appropriate with the level of the spinal cord affected, loss
of sphincter control, and lower motor neuron signs. Diagnosis may be confirmed by
neuroimaging, spinal fluid analysis and culture, and biopsy.;
ICD-11 synonym : Tuberculous meningomyelitis; Tuberculous myelitis;
Origin ID : 1287353699;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
An inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord due to a mycobacterial infection. The
symptoms and signs may be subacute or chronic in onset, and include paraparesis or
paraplegia, sensory loss appropriate with the level of the spinal cord affected, loss
of sphincter control, and lower motor neuron signs. Diagnosis may be confirmed by
neuroimaging, spinal fluid analysis and culture, and biopsy.
