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Atypical Presentation of Pediatric Spinal Tuberculosis as Chronic Abdominal Pain: A Case Report [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Spinal tuberculosis, also known as Pott's disease, in children is a rare manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. The nonspecific clinical features, such as chronic abdominal pain, of extrapulmonary TB or spinal TB in children tend to delay ...
Bilal Aslam, Faiza Farooq, Shafiq Ur Rahman, Fazeela Bibi, Umama Alam, Okasha Tahir, Adil Nawaz, Jibran Ikram   +7 more
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Unmasking the great imitators-noninfectious conditions masquerading as spinal tuberculosis in a developing country: A single-center case series analysis

North American Spine Society Journal, 2023
: Background: The diagnosis of spinal tuberculosis often relies on clinical, radiological, and laboratory findings, particularly in resource-constrained settings.
Bhavuk Garg, MS, MRCS, Nishank Mehta, MS, Rudra Narayan Mukherjee, MS, Aayush Aryal, MS, Devasenathipathy Kandasamy, MD, Raju Sharma, MD   +5 more
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Spinal Tuberculosis [PDF]

Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, 2021
AbstractTuberculosis is one of the most common infectious diseases worldwide. The frequency in Germany is low, however, an increase has been observed in the past few years. The incidence of extrapulmonary manifestation accounts for up to 10 to 20%. In 50% of these cases the spinal column is affected.
Christoph Eckhard, Heyde, Christoph, Lübbert, Sebastian, Wendt, Arne, Rodloff, Anna, Völker, Nicolas H, von der Höh   +5 more
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Epidemiological Insights from 1,652 Patients with Spinal Tuberculosis Managed at a Single Center: A Retrospective Review of 5-Year Data [PDF]

Asian Spine Journal, 2022
Study Design Retrospective cohort. Purpose To report the demographic characteristics, clinico-radiological presentation, laboratory findings, and outcomes of “middle-path” treatment in patients with spinal tuberculosis from a single public healthcare ...
Bhavuk Garg, Nishank Mehta, Rudra Narayan Mukherjee, Arun M. Swamy, Burhan S. Siamwala, Garima Malik   +5 more
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A childhood case of spinal tuberculosis misdiagnosed as muscular dystrophy [PDF]

Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2010
Tuberculosis is primarily a pulmonary disease, but extra-pulmonary manifestations are not uncommon, especially in children and adolescents. Ten percent of extra pulmonary tuberculosis localizes to the bones and joints, and 56% of such cases affect the ...
Doo Il Song, Su Ye Sohn, Yun Kyung Kim, So Hee Eun, Young Jun Rhie, Gi Young Jang, Chan Wook Woo, Byung Min Choi, Jung Hwa Lee, Bo Kyung Je   +9 more
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Spinal Tuberculosis

Journal of Experimental Neuroscience, 2015
Spinal tuberculosis (TB) is a significant form of TB, causing spinal deformity and paralysis. Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial for avoiding multivertebral destruction and are critical for improving outcomes in spinal TB. We believe that appropriate treatment method should be implemented at the early stage of this disease and that the Gulhane ...
Safak Ekinci, Oner Tatar, Serkan Akpancar, Serkan Bilgic, Omer Ersen   +4 more
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Rifapentine- and moxifloxacin-containing short-course regimens for mild spinal tuberculosis: study protocol for a multicenter, randomized, non-inferiority phase II clinical trial [PDF]

Frontiers in Pharmacology
BackgroundSpinal tuberculosis is the most common form of osteoarticular infection, with recommended anti-tuberculosis treatment durations typically being long (9–18 months), even for mild cases, increasing the risks of drug resistance, toxicity, and poor
Yue-E Wu, Jing Cao, Li Wang, Ying-Ji Wei, Hui-Xin Liu, Lei Qi, Wen Zhang, Feng Liu, Zhong-Jiao Zhu, Xu-Tao Fan, Sheng Wang, Cong Chen, Xiang-Ze Liu, Ying Li, Zhong-Zheng Sun, Jing-Bo Pan, Chao-Qun Yang, John Van Den Anker, Qiang Zhang, Wei Zhao   +19 more
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Pre-extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis of the spine in a previously healthy young adult: case report [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Spinal tuberculosis (TB), previously known as Pott’s disease, is the most common bone infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The diagnosis of spinal TB is based on clinical, radiographic, microbiological, and histological findings.
Hanne Schreurs, Joost Dejaegher, Tom Decroo, Emmanuel André, Natalie Lorent, Liesbet Henckaerts   +5 more
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Spinal tuberculosis, pathophysiology and radiological presentation, three case reports [PDF]

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud
Prompt diagnosis and treatment of spinal tuberculosis are key in preventing its neurological and physical sequelae. This affection, also known as Pott’s disease, should be considered a differential diagnosis in patients presenting with unexplained back ...
Vanessa M.S. Ross, Bibiana Pinzón, Diana María Palacios-Ortiz, Zandra De La Rosa-Noriega, Jana Abi Rafeh, Leonardo F. Jurado   +5 more
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Correlation between Serum Level of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 and Postoperative Recurrence of Spinal Tuberculosis in the Chinese Han Population. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
To correlate serum level of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) with postoperative recurrence of spinal tuberculosis in the Chinese Han population.Patients of Han nationality with newly diagnosed spinal tuberculosis were consecutively included in ...
Dan He, Xiaolu Zhang, Qile Gao, Rongfu Huang, Zhansheng Deng, Chaofeng Guo, Qiang Guo, Jia Huang, Hongqi Zhang   +8 more
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