Tuberculosis of the spine (Pott's disease) presenting as 'compression fractures'

Spinal Cord

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 604-608

  Dass, B ^a   Puet, T A ^b   Watanakunakorn, C ^a,c  

^a ST ELIZABETH HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

^c Northeastern Ohio Medical University   (United States)

Author keywords

Compression fracture; Pott's disease; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis of spine

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONE BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EUROPE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD LESION; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; BACK PAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 0036846764     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101365     Document Type: Article

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