Case Report

POTT DISEASE MIMICKING A SPINAL TUMOR: A CASE REPORT

Volume: 19 Number: 1 April 24, 2017
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POTT DISEASE MIMICKING A SPINAL TUMOR: A CASE REPORT

Abstract

Delays in the diagnosis and treatment of spinal tuberculosis may lead to vertebral fracture and spinal cord compression that may cause to the secondary persistent neurological loss and spinal deformity.

52 year-old man admitted to hospital with progressive back pain and paraparesis. There was weigth loss without nigth fewer or nigth sweiting in his past history. His neurological exam revealed paraparesis and hypoesthesia under the T9 level. There was pathologic collaps a fracture and kyphosis in T8 and T9 vertebrae in his radiological images. In laboratory tests C-reactive protein and sedimentation values ​​were close to normal. He was underwent stabilisation surgery and histopatological exam of the tissue specimens revealed caseification necrosis. On follow-up, patient's neurological symptoms were delayed at fourth postoperative month and returned to normal daily life at the end of the third year.

Pott disease should also be considered in pathological vertebral fractures even without weight loss, night sweats, fever.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Case Report

Authors

Ulaş Yüksel
KIRIKKALE UNIV
Türkiye

Mehmet Hüseyin Akgül
KIRIKKALE YUKSEK IHTISAS EAH
Türkiye

Mustafa Öğden
KIRIKKALE UNIV
Türkiye

Pınar Atasoy
KIRIKKALE UNIV

Semih Keskil This is me
Özel Minesera Hastanesi Nöroşirürji Kliniği
Türkiye

Publication Date

April 24, 2017

Submission Date

January 12, 2017

Acceptance Date

April 14, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 19 Number: 1

APA
Yüksel, U., Akgül, M. H., Öğden, M., Atasoy, P., & Keskil, S. (2017). POTT DISEASE MIMICKING A SPINAL TUMOR: A CASE REPORT. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, 19(1), 49-52. https://doi.org/10.24938/kutfd.285600
AMA
1.Yüksel U, Akgül MH, Öğden M, Atasoy P, Keskil S. POTT DISEASE MIMICKING A SPINAL TUMOR: A CASE REPORT. Kırıkkale Uni Med J. 2017;19(1):49-52. doi:10.24938/kutfd.285600
Chicago
Yüksel, Ulaş, Mehmet Hüseyin Akgül, Mustafa Öğden, Pınar Atasoy, and Semih Keskil. 2017. “POTT DISEASE MIMICKING A SPINAL TUMOR: A CASE REPORT”. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine 19 (1): 49-52. https://doi.org/10.24938/kutfd.285600.
EndNote
Yüksel U, Akgül MH, Öğden M, Atasoy P, Keskil S (April 1, 2017) POTT DISEASE MIMICKING A SPINAL TUMOR: A CASE REPORT. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine 19 1 49–52.
IEEE
[1]U. Yüksel, M. H. Akgül, M. Öğden, P. Atasoy, and S. Keskil, “POTT DISEASE MIMICKING A SPINAL TUMOR: A CASE REPORT”, Kırıkkale Uni Med J, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 49–52, Apr. 2017, doi: 10.24938/kutfd.285600.
ISNAD
Yüksel, Ulaş - Akgül, Mehmet Hüseyin - Öğden, Mustafa - Atasoy, Pınar - Keskil, Semih. “POTT DISEASE MIMICKING A SPINAL TUMOR: A CASE REPORT”. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine 19/1 (April 1, 2017): 49-52. https://doi.org/10.24938/kutfd.285600.
JAMA
1.Yüksel U, Akgül MH, Öğden M, Atasoy P, Keskil S. POTT DISEASE MIMICKING A SPINAL TUMOR: A CASE REPORT. Kırıkkale Uni Med J. 2017;19:49–52.
MLA
Yüksel, Ulaş, et al. “POTT DISEASE MIMICKING A SPINAL TUMOR: A CASE REPORT”. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, vol. 19, no. 1, Apr. 2017, pp. 49-52, doi:10.24938/kutfd.285600.
Vancouver
1.Ulaş Yüksel, Mehmet Hüseyin Akgül, Mustafa Öğden, Pınar Atasoy, Semih Keskil. POTT DISEASE MIMICKING A SPINAL TUMOR: A CASE REPORT. Kırıkkale Uni Med J. 2017 Apr. 1;19(1):49-52. doi:10.24938/kutfd.285600

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