Bone tuberculosis: a case report on child
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
; 46(2): 249-251, Mar-Apr/2013. graf
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ABSTRACT
The authors report a case of a 12-year-old child with a complaint of pain and deformity in the lower thoracic region that had lasted for two years. Clinical, epidemiological and laboratory characteristics associated with images of apparent damage in the T9-T10 and T11-T12 vertebrae taken by radiography of the thoracic spine and nuclear magnetic resonance in addition to the positivity of the molecular test based on the polymerase chain reaction, led to tuberculous spondylitis being diagnosed and specific therapy was started. Culture of vertebral biopsy was positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis after thirty days.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
LILACS
Asunto principal:
Tuberculosis de la Columna Vertebral
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Pais de publicación:
Brasil