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♠ Back pain
Definition: ♠ Fever
Spine infection associated with tuberculosis that is characterized by bone ♠ Night sweating
destruction, fracture, and collapse of the vertebrae, resulting in kyphotic ♠ Anorexia
deformity. ♠ Weight loss
Other Names: ♠ Spinal mass, sometimes associated with numbness, tingling, or
Pott's Syndrome, Pott's Caries, Pott's Curvature, Angular Kyphosis, Kyphosis muscle weakness of the legs
secondary to Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis of the Spine, Tuberculous ♠ There may be kyphosis. (spinal curvature)
Spondylitis and David's Disease ♠ A paravertebral swelling may be seen.
Named after: ♠ They tend to assume a protective upright, stiff position.
Percivall Pott (1714–1788), a British surgeon who trained at St ♠ If there is neural involvement there will be neurological signs.
Bartholomew's Hospital, London. ♠ A psoas abscess (may present as a lump in the groin and resemble a
hernia).
Particularly Localized:
Pathognomonic Sign: Gibbus
Lower thoracic and the Upper lumbar regions are affected.
Formation