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Tuberculosis (TB) is an uncommon disease in the US and the developed world. Extrapulmonary TB may involve any organ systems and signs are non-specific. The presenting symptom of spinal TB (Pott's disease) is usually back pain.
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TB is most common infection of pediatric spine primary or metastatic neoplasm (rarely only at 1 level) Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995; Last updated: 1 September 2006;
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Typically, this is caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis. As a result, a person with Pott's disease often develops kyphosis, which results in a hunchback.
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www.wisegeek.com/what-causes-potts-disease.htm
www.wisegeek.com/what-causes-potts-disease.htm
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Tuberculosis (TB) of the spine (Pott's disease) is both the most common and most dangerous form of TB infection. Delay in establishing diagnosis and...
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TB is an ancient disease. Signs of skeletal TB (Pott disease) were evident in Europe from Neolithic times (8000 BCE), in ancient Egypt (1000 BCE), and in the pre-Columbian New World.
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/1105317-overview
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Pott’s disease, Pott disease, tuberculous spondylitis, spinal tuberculosis, spinal TB, TB, disk disease, vertebral collapse, kyphosis, kyphotic deformity, musculoskeletal tuberculosis, cold abscess, bone tuberculosis, soft-tissue tuberculosis, tuberculosis of the spine, osteomyelitis, arthritis, spinal deformity...
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/226141-overview
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tuberculosis involving cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine. Key words: Anti-TB chemotherapy, Pott's disease, spinal infection, surgical treatment,
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The Section of Epidemiology Website and four (7%) had pleural TB. TB meningitis and TB osteomyelitis (Pott's disease) were diagnosed in one person each. Eight case-patients (14%) had recurrent TB, occurring an average of 15.6 years after a previous diagnosis of TB (range: 5-34 years).
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Tb - a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite Pott's disease - TB of the spine with destruction of vertebrae resulting in curvature of the spine...
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www.thefreedictionary.com/TB
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