TB or Not TB
H.J. de Silva
Abstract
Tuberculous spondylitis, also known as Pott's disease, is a common form of skeletal tuberculosis caused by the agent Mycobacterium tuberculosis, producing osteomyelitis of the vertebral body and diskitis. In 2018, 80.000 cases of tuberculosis (TB) were notified in Brazil and nearly 11.200 presented extrapulmonary involvement, with the spine being one of the most frequently affected
MeSH terms
- Tuberculosis
- Medicine
- Virology