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Evaluation of different diagnostic methods for spinal tuberculosis infection
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023 Background and purpose Tuberculosis (TB) is the most fatal infectious disease worldwide. Approximately 24.6% of tuberculosis cases are extrapulmonary and predominantly affect the spine. It is difficult to diagnose spinal TB (STB).
Zhaoxin Li +5 more
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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 +4 more
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023 Accurate spinal tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis is of utmost importance for adequately treating and managing the disease. Given the need for additional diagnostic tools, this study aimed to investigate the utility of host serum miRNA biomarkers for ...
Q. Liang +8 more
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Spinal Intramedullary Tuberculosis [PDF]
The Surgery Journal, 2017 AbstractTuberculosis of the central nervous system accounts for approximately 1% of all cases of tuberculosis and 50% of these involve the spine. Intramedullary involvement is rare in tuberculosis. Clinical presentation of spinal intramedullary tuberculosis (SIMT) is similar to intramedullary spinal cord tumor. Here, we report the case of a 49-year-old
Prithvi Varghese +3 more
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Functional Outcomes in Spinal Tuberculosis: A Review of the Literature [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2021 Spinal tuberculosis often leads to neurological deficit and subsequent deterioration in functional outcomes. This review assesses the recent evidence on functional outcomes in spinal tuberculosis, highlighting functional recovery, assessment tools for ...
Lionelson Norbert Yong +3 more
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Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego, 1997 The cases of 32-year-old man and 42-year-old women are presented. Their history illustrates difficulties in the diagnosis of tuberculosis of the vertebral column. The patients suffered significant pains in the lumbar region lasting one year. Despite the presence of some abnormalities in lumbar vertebrae on x-rays no examinations were ever performed to ...
P, Remiszewski, B, Burakowska, E, Decker
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Single cervical spinal extramedullary tuberculous lesion in a young female – case report [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Neurology, 2021 Skeletal tuberculosis is the main extrapulmonary site for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection disemination. As for the nervous sistem tuberculosis or spinal tuberculous disease in particular, the osseos elements are more frequently involved than the ...
Alexandra Bibirita +3 more
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Imaging update in spinal tuberculosis.
Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma, 2022 Tuberculosis is ancient disease known to mankind. Diagnosis and management of spinal tuberculosis has immensely improved in last few decades. Imaging, particularly MRI, plays important role in diagnosis of spinal tuberculosis and its complications.
Vijay Kubihal +4 more
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Surgical Management of Spinal Tuberculosis—The Past, Present, and Future
Diagnostics, 2022 Tuberculosis is endemic in many parts of the world. With increasing immigration, we can state that it is prevalent throughout the globe. Tuberculosis of the spine is the most common form of bone and joint tuberculosis; the principles of treatment are ...
S. Ruparel +6 more
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Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Was an Independent Factor of the Severity of Spinal Tuberculosis
Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, 2022 Purpose. The purpose was to explore the relationship between monocyte‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (MLR) and the severity of spinal tuberculosis. Methods. A total of 1,000 clinical cases were collected, including 496 cases of spinal tuberculosis and 504 cases of ...
Liyi Chen +19 more
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