Diagnostic Delay of Spinal Tuberculosis Causing Medullary Compression
We present a case of a Philippine woman in her late twenties, diagnosed with spinal tuberculosis after surgical intervention due to medullary compression. The diagnosis was preceded by four months of unexplained back pain. Differential diagnoses included ulcer, liver-gallbladder disease, musculoskel...
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| author | Krestine Corydon Matilde Bjørn Ørum Kristoffer Backman Nøhr Kristina Öbrink-Hansen |
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| description | We present a case of a Philippine woman in her late twenties, diagnosed with spinal tuberculosis after surgical intervention due to medullary compression. The diagnosis was preceded by four months of unexplained back pain. Differential diagnoses included ulcer, liver-gallbladder disease, musculoskeletal causes, and cancer. This case highlights the importance of considering tuberculosis as a differential diagnosis in patients from high-endemic areas to avoid diagnostic delay and the risk of disease progression. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d7dc8e2d352b4564b7a290970dd43af62025-08-20T03:24:56ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66332024-01-01202410.1155/2024/5118600Diagnostic Delay of Spinal Tuberculosis Causing Medullary CompressionKrestine Corydon0Matilde Bjørn Ørum1Kristoffer Backman Nøhr2Kristina Öbrink-Hansen3Department of Internal MedicineDepartment of Infectious DiseasesDepartment of RadiologyDepartment of Internal MedicineWe present a case of a Philippine woman in her late twenties, diagnosed with spinal tuberculosis after surgical intervention due to medullary compression. The diagnosis was preceded by four months of unexplained back pain. Differential diagnoses included ulcer, liver-gallbladder disease, musculoskeletal causes, and cancer. This case highlights the importance of considering tuberculosis as a differential diagnosis in patients from high-endemic areas to avoid diagnostic delay and the risk of disease progression.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/5118600 |
| spellingShingle | Krestine Corydon Matilde Bjørn Ørum Kristoffer Backman Nøhr Kristina Öbrink-Hansen Diagnostic Delay of Spinal Tuberculosis Causing Medullary Compression Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Diagnostic Delay of Spinal Tuberculosis Causing Medullary Compression |
| title_full | Diagnostic Delay of Spinal Tuberculosis Causing Medullary Compression |
| title_fullStr | Diagnostic Delay of Spinal Tuberculosis Causing Medullary Compression |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diagnostic Delay of Spinal Tuberculosis Causing Medullary Compression |
| title_short | Diagnostic Delay of Spinal Tuberculosis Causing Medullary Compression |
| title_sort | diagnostic delay of spinal tuberculosis causing medullary compression |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/5118600 |
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