A childhood case of spinal tuberculosis misdiagnosed as muscular dystrophy

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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

ChildrenMuscular dystrophyNeurologic manifestationsSpinal 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
53
5
페이지
657 ~ 660