A childhood case of spinal tuberculosis misdiagnosed as muscular dystrophy

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초록

Tuberculosis is primarily a pulmonary disease, but extra-pulmonary manifestations are not uncommon, especially in children and adolescents. Ten percent of extra pulmonary tuberculosis localizes to the bones and joints, and 56% of such cases affect the spine. We treated a childhood case of spinal tuberculosis misdiagnosed as muscular dystrophy in a patient without specific constitutional symptoms. We report this case because the patient had an unusual presentation of spinal tuberculosis. © 2010 by The Korean Pediatric Society.

키워드

Children; Muscular dystrophy; Neurologic manifestations; Spinal tuberculosis
제목
A childhood case of spinal tuberculosis misdiagnosed as muscular dystrophy
저자
Song, D.i.; Sohn, S.y.; Kim, Y.K.; Eun, S.H.; Rhie, Y.J.; Jang, G.Y.; Woo, C.W.; Choi, B.M.; Lee, J.H.; Je, B.K.
DOI
10.3345/kjp.2010.53.5.657
발행일
2010
유형
Article
저널명
Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
권
53
호
5
페이지
657 ~ 660