Case of Pott's Disease in a 17-Year-Old Patient in the Dominican Republic.
infection
pott’s disease
spinal cord
tuberculosis
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
17 Jun 2019
17 Jun 2019
Historique:
entrez:
20
8
2019
pubmed:
20
8
2019
medline:
20
8
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Pott's disease, or spinal tuberculosis, is caused by the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Although tuberculosis is endemic in developing countries, such as Dominican Republic, Pott's disease is rarely seen, only representing 1% of the total cases. Due to its low incidence, this could be easily misdiagnosed. We report a case of a 17-year-old male with a history of pleural effusion that presented with severe back pain. Several imaging studies reported an aggressive paravertebral neoplasia at the thoracic levels. A surgical biopsy was performed, and the procedure revealed bone fragmentation, which prompted the need to rule out Pott's disease per current recommendations. Biopsy and subsequent positive QuantiFERON-TB Gold test confirmed spinal tuberculosis.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31423398
doi: 10.7759/cureus.4922
pmc: PMC6692101
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e4922Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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