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Tuberculosis of the spinal cord

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2023
Tuberculosis involving the spinal cord is associated with high mortality and disabling long-term sequelae. Although tuberculous radiculomyelitis is the most frequent complication, pleomorphic clinical manifestations exist.
Divyani Garg, Divya M Radhakrishnan, Umang Agrawal, Harshad Arvind Vanjare, Edmond Jonathan Gandham, Abi Manesh   +5 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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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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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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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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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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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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A high proportion of caseous necrosis, abscess, and granulation tissue formation in spinal tuberculosis

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
The special blood circulation, anatomy, and tissue structure of the spine may lead to significant differences in pathological features and drug resistance between spinal tuberculosis and pulmonary tuberculosis.
Runrui Wu, Shanshan Li, Yadong Liu, Hong Zhang, Dongxu Liu, Yuejiao Liu, Wen Chen, Fenghua Wang   +7 more
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Differential expression analysis of miRNAs in macrophage-derived exosomes in the tuberculosis-infected bone microenvironment

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
BackgroundMacrophages play an important role in regulating the course of spinal tuberculosis within the bone microenvironment. This study aimed to investigate the differential expression of miRNA in macrophage-derived exosomes within the tuberculosis ...
Zhicheng Sun, Xiaoyang Pang, Xiyang Wang, Hao Zeng, Hao Zeng   +4 more
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Identification of spinal tuberculosis subphenotypes using routine clinical data: a study based on unsupervised machine learning

Annals of Medicine, 2023
Objective The identification of spinal tuberculosis subphenotypes is an integral component of precision medicine. However, we lack proper study models to identify subphenotypes in patients with spinal tuberculosis.
Yuanlin Yao, Shaofeng Wu, Chong Liu, Chenxing Zhou, Jichong Zhu, Tianyou Chen, Chengqian Huang, Sitan Feng, Bin Zhang, Siling Wu, Fengzhi Ma, Lu Liu, Xinli Zhan   +12 more
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