Tuberculosis is still one of the most important health problems in the world. In developed countries, the proportion of extrapulmonary tuberculosis cases is increasing. Nowadays tuberculous spondylitis, also known as Pott disease, is a rare clinical condition but can cause severe vertebral and neurological sequelae that can be prevented with an early correct diagnosis. The aim of this paper is ...

diagnosis, the orthopedic surgeon recommended an operation (anterior debridement and fusion) for the patient with vertebral collapse [1]. However, the patient refused the surgery and wanted to receive conservative treatment. Kotil et al. [2] reported that 44 patients with tuberculous spondylitis were managed conservatively with antituberculous medication and spinal orthosis. Exclusion criteria ...

in pott’s disease (tuberculous spondylitis), involvement of two separate levels of spine is rare. attention to stability of spine prevents delayed progressive kyphosis. a 12-year-old girl presented with neck pain, tenderness and swelling imaging showed cl—c2 and t9-t10 and destruction. mild spastic paraparesis was noticed. preoperative diagnosis was metastasis. t9, t10 and t11 laminectomy and c...

OBJECTIVE Infectious spinal disease is regarded as an infection by a specific organism that affects the vertebral body, intervertebral disc and adjacent perivertebral soft tissue. Its incidence seems to be increasing as a result of larger proportion of the older patients with chronic debilitating disease, the rise of intravenous drug abuser, and the increase in spinal procedure and surgery. In ...

INTRODUCTION: The detection or differential diagnosis of spinal infections is sometimes difficult despite the availability of advanced diagnostic technology. Although Jung et al concluded that MRI is accurate for differentiating tuberculous spondylitis from pyogenic spondylitis, ambiguous cases are often encountered in daily clinical practice. Moreover, there are often patients who are unable t...

Highlights TST and IGRA have a significant correlation with the diagnosis of patients Tuberculous Spondylitis. Various factors may affect results IGRA. Thus, use can be adjusted according to condition hospital, availability diagnostic tools, health worker’s physical examination results, patient's medical history. Abstract Background: spondylitis or Pott’s disease is extrapulmonary tuberculosis ...