Table 2

Summary of the cases of surgically treated spinal TB in patients under 2 years of age reported in the literature.

Literature	Age (mo)/Sex	Location	Symptoms	Time From Onset to Diagnosis	Surgical Treatment	Complications	Microbiology	Histopathlogy	FU (mo)
Tufan et al19	8/M	T12-L1	Hump on his back and difficulty sitting	1 mo	Anterolateral debridement + abscess drainage + ASF with fibular allograft	Right psoas abscess. Kyphosis progression	-	Caseous necrosis,AFB+	24
Kıymaz et al20	12/F	T8-T9	Bulge on her back and leg weakness	3 mo	Anterior T8-T9 corpectomy + decompression +ASF with fibular allograft	None. No neurological recovery after decompressive surgery	+	Granulomatous inflammatory reaction,AFB+	NR
Lee et al21	13/M	C4-T1	Right leg and arm weakness	1 mo	Decompressive laminectomy + abscess drainage	Airway obstruction due to abscess (×3 surgical drainage)	+	Caseous necrosis with granulomatous formation, AFB+	24
Consigilieri et al22	13/M	T3-T5	Loss of ambulation	1 mo	Decompressive laminectomy + posterior T2-T4 corpectomies + abscess drainage + anterior fibular and posterior structural graft + C7 T7 sublaminar wiring	None	NR	NR	26
Tian et al23	24/M	C5-C6	Gait difficulty and neck pain	2 mo	Anterior cervical debridement without fusion	None	+	Granuloma AFB+	72
Cavus et al24	24/F	T2-T4	Motor deficit (leg)	NR	Abscess drainage + decompression + C7 T7 PSF + posterior allograft	None	NR	Necrotizing granulomatous inflammation	12
Sangondimath et al25	19/M	T4-T7	Painful kyphosis and leg weakness	1 mo	Posterior T4-T7 VCR + anterior cage + T1 T9 posterior stabilization	Progressive deformity (revision surgery: spread to T10)	+	NR	12
Current report 2020	21/M	T3-T4	General deterioration, neck tilt, and abdominal pain	3 wk	Posterolateral T3-T4 corpectomies + debridement + ASF with rib autograft + T2 T6 PSF	TB meningitis (VPD), drug hepatotoxicity, and PJK (revision surgery: apical 3-column OT)	+	Chronic granulomatous inflammation, AFB+	36
Current report 2020	23/M	T8	General deterioration and limp	1.5 mo	Anterolateral T8 corpectomy + debridement + decompression + ASF with rib graft	Kyphosis, nonprogressive after the first year	+	Necrotizing epithelioid osteomyelitis, AFB+	48

AFB, acid-fast bacilli; ASF, anterior spinal fusion; F, female; FU, follow-up; M, male; NR, not registered; OT, osteotomy; PJK, proximal junction kyphosis; PSF, posterior spinal fusion;TB, tuberculosis; VCR, vertebral column resection; VPD, ventriculoperitoneal derivation.;