Tuberculosis of the spine (Pott’s disease) presenting as hemiparesis
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Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is a common disease in Nigeria and other developing countries of the world. Extrapulmonary TB may involve any organ systems, and signs and symptoms are non specific. The presenting symptom of spinal TB (Pott’s disease) is usually spinal pain. When a patient presents with hemiparesis it may be mistaken for a stroke. This report describes a 53-year-old man who had Pott’s disease initially diagnosed as stroke.
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