Tuberculous Spondylitis: A Report of Different Clinical Scenarios and Literature Update
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 neuro...
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| description | 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 to increase awareness of tuberculous spondylitis in modern times, describing three different cases and discussing its best diagnostic and therapeutic approach based on the current literature. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8ff3262abca943608b8431ceb96707082025-02-03T01:12:07ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352017-01-01201710.1155/2017/41653014165301Tuberculous Spondylitis: A Report of Different Clinical Scenarios and Literature UpdateCatarina Lacerda0Rita Linhas1Raquel Duarte2Pulmonology Department, Hospital de Braga, Braga, PortugalPulmonology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, PortugalPulmonology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, PortugalTuberculosis 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 to increase awareness of tuberculous spondylitis in modern times, describing three different cases and discussing its best diagnostic and therapeutic approach based on the current literature.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4165301 |
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| title | Tuberculous Spondylitis: A Report of Different Clinical Scenarios and Literature Update |
| title_full | Tuberculous Spondylitis: A Report of Different Clinical Scenarios and Literature Update |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Tuberculous Spondylitis: A Report of Different Clinical Scenarios and Literature Update |
| title_short | Tuberculous Spondylitis: A Report of Different Clinical Scenarios and Literature Update |
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