Abstract
We describe a case of dorsal-lumbar vertebral tuberculosis (Pott's disease) first treated with antibiotic therapy, bed rest, and cast. After 2 months of treatment patient's symptoms worsened. Minimally invasive posterior vertebral stabilization was carried out, with excellent clinic and radiographic results.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Antitubercular Agents / administration & dosage
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Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
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Bed Rest
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Casts, Surgical
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Ethambutol / administration & dosage
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Humans
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Isoniazid / administration & dosage
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
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Orthopedic Procedures*
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Pyrazinamide / administration & dosage
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Rifampin / administration & dosage
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Rifampin / therapeutic use
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Tuberculosis, Spinal / surgery*
Substances
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Antitubercular Agents
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Pyrazinamide
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Ethambutol
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Isoniazid
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Rifampin