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Classroom classification

百科

Pott paraplegia

骨外科

Common symptoms

脊髓休克、颤抖、脊髓受压、腹胀、便秘、截瘫、感觉障碍

The pathology of disease

Spinal tuberculosis (Pott disease) with paraplegia is TB of spine; vertebral destruction; gibbus; cord compression; anti-TB; surgery if neurologic deficit.

Symptoms

Back pain; gibbus; weakness/sensory; fever/weight loss; TB exposure; MRI vertebral destruction

Causes

Mycobacterium tuberculosis; spine; hematogenous; cord compression.

Treatment

Anti-tuberculous therapy; spinal stabilization surgery if neurologic deficit; brace; infectious disease/spine

Dept

Infectious disease / spine surgery / orthopedics.

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