2021
DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0491-2020
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Pott disease: Vertebral Tuberculosis

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“…Although very rare, such pathologies require diagnostic work-up and immediate specialist referral. Red flags [9] include progressive motor or sensory loss, new urinary retention or overflow incontinence, history of cancer or tuberculosis [10]. If such red flags are absent or when radiological investigations are not troublesome, a palpationguided or landmark-guided injection procedure with isotonic sugar water (ISW) may be an option.…”
Section: Diagnosis Of Low Back Painmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although very rare, such pathologies require diagnostic work-up and immediate specialist referral. Red flags [9] include progressive motor or sensory loss, new urinary retention or overflow incontinence, history of cancer or tuberculosis [10]. If such red flags are absent or when radiological investigations are not troublesome, a palpationguided or landmark-guided injection procedure with isotonic sugar water (ISW) may be an option.…”
Section: Diagnosis Of Low Back Painmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A Tomografia Computadorizada (TC) e Ressonância Magnética (RNM) são exames preconizados e demonstram abscessos, invasões de tecidos moles na medula espinhal, com alterações inflamatórias significativas. A baciloscopia (com coloração pelo método de Ziehl-Neelsen), teste de reação em cadeia da polimerase (PCR) e cultura, por meio da biópsia das lesões geralmente possuem resultado negativo, o que dificulta o diagnóstico, que pode ser confundido com abscessos piogênicos, neoplasias ou sífilis terciária (Saint Clair et al, 2022;Chicué et al, 2021).…”
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