Unexpected diagnosis of vertebral osteolysis

This is the case of a 50‐year‐old patient suffering from inflammatory low back pain. Radiological exploration showed posterior vertebral damage compatible with discovertebral pseudo‐tumor tuberculosis. Pathological examination found no malignant cells, but caseous necrosis was present. The patient w...

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Autores principales: Tbini, Houssem, Mahmoud, Ines, Ben Tekaya, Aicha, Rouached, Leila, Bouden, Selma, Tekaya, Raoudha, Saidane, Olfa, Abdelmoula, Leila
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9723402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36483856
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6677
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Sumario:This is the case of a 50‐year‐old patient suffering from inflammatory low back pain. Radiological exploration showed posterior vertebral damage compatible with discovertebral pseudo‐tumor tuberculosis. Pathological examination found no malignant cells, but caseous necrosis was present. The patient was put on antitubercular drugs. The evolution was favorable under treatement.

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