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Spondylitis
Studies from S.B.S. Wong and co-researchers update current data on spondylitis
October 14th, 2008
According to recent research from Singapore, Singapore, "A 60-year-old Indian man presented with lower thoracic pain and bilateral lower limb weakness. Radiographs showed compression fractures of T8 and T9 and destruction of the T7 and T10 end-plates." "Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the vertebral changes and showed subligamentous spread, paravertebral masses, and epidural involvement leading to cord compression. Computed tomography-guided biopsy showed granulomatous caseous necrosis and acid-fast bacilli, confirming the diagnosis of tuberculosis spondylitis," wrote S.B.S. Wong and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "The imaging features of...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-10-14)
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