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Erschienen 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

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

Erschienen in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics | Ausgabe 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 [25]. We report a child with paraspinal abscesses in two locations along with noncontiguous involvement of multiple vertebrae. …
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Titel
Tuberculosis Spine Presenting as Multiple Skip Lesions and Non-Contiguous Paraspinal Abscesses: An Atypical Presentation
verfasst von
Dhrubajyoti Sharma
Aravind Swaminathan
Deepti Suri
Akshay Kumar Saxena
Ajay Kumar
Raje Nijhawan
Surjit Singh
Publikationsdatum
01.09.2014
Verlag
Springer India
Erschienen in
Indian Journal of Pediatrics / Ausgabe 9/2014
Print ISSN: 0019-5456
Elektronische ISSN: 0973-7693
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-013-1210-9

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