TY - JOUR
T1 - Neck swelling
T2 - Unusual manifestation of Pott's spine
AU - Deviprasad, D.
AU - Shetty, Ashok
AU - Kamath, M. Panduranga
AU - Bhojwani, Kiran
AU - Supriya, Mariam Kuriakose
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - Tuberculosis (TB) of the skeletal system constitutes only 1-3% of extrapulmonary TB and usually involves the thoracic spine. These patients usually present with malaise, weight loss, night sweats, muscle spasms, paraspinal swellings or neurological deficits. We report a case of tuberculosis of the spine, which had an unusual presentation only as a painless neck swelling, without any neurological complications. The patient did not respond well to antitubercular therapy (ATT), necessitating thoracotomy and drainage of pus. Then his ATT was continued for 1. year and is asymptomatic during 1. year of follow up thereafter.
AB - Tuberculosis (TB) of the skeletal system constitutes only 1-3% of extrapulmonary TB and usually involves the thoracic spine. These patients usually present with malaise, weight loss, night sweats, muscle spasms, paraspinal swellings or neurological deficits. We report a case of tuberculosis of the spine, which had an unusual presentation only as a painless neck swelling, without any neurological complications. The patient did not respond well to antitubercular therapy (ATT), necessitating thoracotomy and drainage of pus. Then his ATT was continued for 1. year and is asymptomatic during 1. year of follow up thereafter.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ejenta.2013.12.004
DO - 10.1016/j.ejenta.2013.12.004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84942077835
SN - 2090-0740
VL - 15
SP - 135
EP - 137
JO - Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences
JF - Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences
IS - 2
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