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Spinal tuberculosis

骨外科

Common symptoms

脊柱退变、脊髓受压、盗汗、脊柱破坏、感觉分离、低热、腱反射亢进、感觉障碍

The pathology of disease

Spinal tuberculosis (Pott disease) is tuberculous infection of spine; vertebral destruction; disc space narrowing; gibbus deformity; cold abscess.

Symptoms

Back pain; fever; weight loss; gibbus; neurologic deficit; cold abscess

Causes

Mycobacterium tuberculosis; hematogenous spread.

Treatment

Anti-tuberculous therapy; surgical decompression/fusion if neurologic compromise

Dept

Orthopedic / infectious disease.

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