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Case of Pott’s Disease in a 17-Year-Old Patient in the Dominican Republic

Pott’s disease, or spinal tuberculosis, is caused by the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Although tuberculosis is endemic in developing countries, such as Dominican Republic, Pott’s disease is rarely seen, only representing 1% of the total cases. Due to its low incidence, this could be easily m...

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Autores principales: Reinoso, Janetly, Arias, Jonathan, Santana, Genara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6692101/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31423398
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4922