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A girl from Oklahoma, who has been affected by bone tuberculosis, 1935. Radiographs of the spine Radiographic changes associated with Pott disease present relatively late. These radiographic changes are characteristic of spinal tuberculosis on plain radiography: Lytic destruction of anterior portion of vertebral body; Increased anterior wedging
Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, [7] is a contagious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria. [1] Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs , but it can also affect other parts of the body. [ 1 ]
Spina ventosa is mainly treated conservatively. Most patients respond to anti tuberculosis treatment. The regimen consists of initial two months' intensive therapy with isoniazid, rifampicin, ethambutol and pyrazinamide followed by a six to twelve month course of isoniazid and rifampicin. [13] [14] Almost all the patients respond to medical ...
Management of tuberculosis refers to techniques and procedures utilized for treating tuberculosis (TB), or simply a treatment plan for TB. The medical standard for active TB is a short course treatment involving a combination of isoniazid , rifampicin (also known as Rifampin), pyrazinamide , and ethambutol for the first two months.
In addition to tuberculosis, other possible causes of gibbus deformity include pathological diseases, hereditary and congenital conditions, and physical trauma to the spine that results in injury. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Gibbus deformity may result from the sail vertebrae associated with cretinism (the childhood form of hypothyroidism ...
Miliary tuberculosis is a form of tuberculosis that is characterized by a wide dissemination into the human body and by the tiny size of the lesions (1–5 mm). Its name comes from a distinctive pattern seen on a chest radiograph of many tiny spots distributed throughout the lung fields with the appearance similar to millet seeds—thus the term "miliary" tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis creates cavities visible in x-rays like this one in the patient's right upper lobe.. A posterior-anterior (PA) chest X-ray is the standard view used; other views (lateral or lordotic) or CT scans may be necessary.
Cold abscess refers to an abscess that lacks the intense inflammation usually associated with infection. This may be associated with infections due to bacteria like Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the cause of tuberculosis, [1] and fungi like those from the genus Blastomyces, which cause blastomycosis, [2] that do not tend to stimulate acute inflammation.