A fatal case of spinal tuberculosis mistaken for metastatic lung cancer: recalling ancient Pott's disease
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Tuberculous spondylitis (Pott's disease) is an ancient human disease. Because it is rare in high-income, tuberculosis (TB) low incidence countries, misdiagnoses occur as sufficient clinical experience is lacking.</p> <p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-11-01
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| Series: | Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials |
| Online Access: | http://www.ann-clinmicrob.com/content/8/1/32 |