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Tuberculosis of the Spine

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Location: http://www.ccjm.org/PDFFILES/McClain704.pdf

Description: Tuberculosis of the Spine deserves a place on the radar screen. McLain & Isada Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine 2004 Vol 71 #7
Spinal involvement may be the first manifestation of tuberculosis and the problem that drives the patient to seek medical care. Spinal tuberculosis (often called Pott's disease) is by definition advanced disease, requiring medticulous assessment and aggressive sytemic therapy. Physicians should keep the diagnosis in mind, especially in a patient from a group with a high rate of tuberculous infection

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Author/Contact: McLain & Isada
Institution: Cleveland Clinic
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Language: English

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Added: Wed Oct 10 2007