Surgical Treatment for Spinal Tuberculosis without Elevation of Inflammatory Biomarkers at the Initial Visit Mimicking Spinal Metastasis

Surgical Treatment for Spinal Tuberculosis without Elevation of Inflammatory Biomarkers at the Initial Visit Mimicking Spinal Metastasis

Here, we report a case of spinal tuberculosis without elevation of C-reactive protein (CRP) at the initial visit mimicking spinal metastasis. A 70-year-old woman developed progressive paraplegia without a history of injury and came to our hospital for evaluation. Severe compression to the spinal cor...

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Main Authors: Takuya Sakamoto, Hiroshi Takahashi, Junya Saito, Yasuo Matsuzawa, Yasuchika Aoki, Arata Nakajima, Masato Sonobe, Yorikazu Akatsu, Manabu Yamada, Yuki Akiyama, Tatsunori Iwai, Keita Yanagisawa, Yasuhiro Shiga, Kazuhide Inage, Sumihisa Orita, Yawara Eguchi, Satoshi Maki, Takeo Furuya, Tsutomu Akazawa, Masao Koda, Masashi Yamazaki, Seiji Ohtori, Koichi Nakagawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8873170
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