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Pott's disease CHORUS
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Location: http://chorus.rad.mcw.edu/doc/00751.html
Description: TB spondylitis
* TB is most common infection of pediatric spine
* paraspinal abscess
* +/- calcification
DDx:
* nontuberculous spondylitis
* primary or metastatic neoplasm (rarely only at 1 level)
* histiocytosis (usually --> collapse {vert plana})
Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD
Institution: CHORUS
Primary Subject/Category:
- - OCOSH Classification: Bone Diseases: Spinal Diseases: Spondylitis and Spinal Infection: Spinal Tuberculosis
- - OCOSH Classification: Investigations: Radiology - General: Radiology - Conditions
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Added: Thu Jan 31 2002
Last Modified: Thu Jul 30 2009