Neck swelling: Unusual manifestation of Pott's spine

D. Deviprasad; Ashok Shetty; M. Panduranga Kamath; Kiran Bhojwani; Mariam Kuriakose Supriya

doi:10.1016/j.ejenta.2013.12.004

Neck swelling: Unusual manifestation of Pott's spine

D. Deviprasad^*
, Ashok Shetty
, M. Panduranga Kamath
, Kiran Bhojwani
, Mariam Kuriakose Supriya

^*Corresponding author for this work

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	135-137
Number of pages	3
Journal	Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences
Volume	15
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejenta.2013.12.004
Publication status	Published - 01-01-2014

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