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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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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5748127/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29391868 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4165301 |
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author | Lacerda, Catarina Linhas, Rita Duarte, Raquel |
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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 | pubmed-57481272018-02-01 Tuberculous Spondylitis: A Report of Different Clinical Scenarios and Literature Update Lacerda, Catarina Linhas, Rita Duarte, Raquel Case Rep Med Case Report 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. Hindawi 2017 2017-12-17 /pmc/articles/PMC5748127/ /pubmed/29391868 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4165301 Text en Copyright © 2017 Catarina Lacerda et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Lacerda, Catarina Linhas, Rita Duarte, Raquel Tuberculous Spondylitis: A Report of Different Clinical Scenarios and Literature Update |
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 |
title_fullStr | Tuberculous Spondylitis: A Report of Different Clinical Scenarios and Literature Update |
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 |
title_sort | tuberculous spondylitis: a report of different clinical scenarios and literature update |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5748127/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29391868 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4165301 |
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