Citation
R. Papavero et al., Spinal tuberculosis in children: contribution of imaging to diagnostic andtherapeutic management, PRESSE MED, 28(36), 1999, pp. 1980-1982
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
PRESSE MEDICALE
ISSN journal
07554982
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Volume
28
Issue
36
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1980 - 1982
Database
ISI
SICI code
0755-4982(19991120)28:36<1980:STICCO>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Spinal tuberculosis is an increasingly common condition, partic
ularly in children.
CASE REPORT: A 2-year-old boy presented with spinal tuberculosis with psoas
abscesses. Radiological imaging played a major role in the diagnostic proc
ess.
DISCUSSION: In children, spinal tuberculosis is a serious condition due to
its rapid spread. Clinical symptoms are often insidious and histological an
d bacteriological studies may fail to disclose the diagnosis. Radiological
investigations are essential in the diagnostic approach. (C) 1999, Masson,
Paris.