infection⚑ High burden in India
Spinal TB (Pott's disease)
Pott's disease is of the spine, usually due to hematogenous spread from other sites, often the lungs. The lower thoracic and upper lumbar vertebrae areas of the spine are most often affected. It was named for British surgeon Percivall Pott, who first described the symptoms in 1779.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Pott's spine, tuberculous spondylitis, spinal
How it's found
- ·Radiograph, Bone scan, MRI
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