A case report of paraplegic pott’s disease exhibiting cervical vertebral involvement Servikal Vertebra Tutulumu Gösteren Paraplejik Bir Pott HastalığOlgusu
Klimik Dergisi, cilt.30, sa.1, ss.45-47, 2017 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2017
- Doi Numarası: 10.5152/kd.2017.10
- Dergi Adı: Klimik Dergisi
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.45-47
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, spinal tuberculosis
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Cervical vertebral involvement is extremely rare in Pott’s disease but it may lead to severe complications. Therefore, early diagnosis and treatment is required. In this report, a 23 year-old paraplegic male with cervical vertebral involvement showing magnetic resonance imaging findings for Pott’s abscess was presented. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was isolated from the abscess culture and he had positive interferon-γ release assay. As this case demonstrated vertebral tuberculosis should be kept in mind in patients admitted with severe neck pain and progressive neurological deficit, and these patients should also be investigated in this respect.