Spinal Tuberculosis and Cold Abscess without Known Primary Disease: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is uncommon but not rare. Bone and joint involvement constitute about 10% of extrapulmonary TB cases, with the spine being the most frequently affected site. Spinal TB patients typically present with back pain but other constitutional or pulmonary symptoms may be abs...

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Main Authors: Rima Patel, Vedavyas Gannamani, Emily Shay, David Alcid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1780153
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