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Indian Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics 9/2014

01-09-2014 | Scientific Letter

Tuberculosis Spine Presenting as Multiple Skip Lesions and Non-Contiguous Paraspinal Abscesses: An Atypical Presentation

Authors: Dhrubajyoti Sharma, Aravind Swaminathan, Deepti Suri, Akshay Kumar Saxena, Ajay Kumar, Raje Nijhawan, Surjit Singh

Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 9/2014

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To the Editor: Spine tuberculosis accounts for nearly 50 % cases of osteoarticular tuberculosis [1]. Spinal tuberculosis manifesting with extradural extraosseous involvement presenting as paraspinal abscesses and spinal skip lesions is rare [2‐5]. We report a child with paraspinal abscesses in two locations along with noncontiguous involvement of multiple vertebrae. …
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Tuli SM. Tuberculosis of the Skeletal System. 4th ed. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers; 2010.
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Kotwal PP, Dave PK, Upendra BN. Osteoarticular tuberculosis. In: Seth V, Kabra SK, eds. Essentials of Tuberculosis in Children. 4th ed. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers; 2011. pp. 208–12.
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Turgut M. Multifocal extensive spinal tuberculosis (Pott’s disease) involving cervical thoracic and lumbar vertebrae. Br J Neurosurg. 2001;15:142–6.PubMedCrossRef
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Lindahl S, Nyman RS, Brismar J, Hugsson C, Lundstedt C. Imaging of tuberculosis: IV. Spinal manifestations in 63 patients. Acta Radiol. 1996;37:506–11.PubMedCrossRef
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Polley P, Dunn R. Non-contiguous spinal tuberculosis: Incidence and management. Eur Spine J. 2009;18:1096–101.
Metadata
Title
Tuberculosis Spine Presenting as Multiple Skip Lesions and Non-Contiguous Paraspinal Abscesses: An Atypical Presentation
Authors
Dhrubajyoti Sharma
Aravind Swaminathan
Deepti Suri
Akshay Kumar Saxena
Ajay Kumar
Raje Nijhawan
Surjit Singh
Publication date
01-09-2014
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 9/2014
Print ISSN: 0019-5456
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7693
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-013-1210-9

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