Case Report
Year: 2019 | Month: November | Volume: 6 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 52-54
A Case Report on Pott’s Spine (Spinal Tuberculosis)
Sonia Kumari Singh1, Manesh Mathews Kurian1, Abijith Rajendra Babu1, Robin N Rajan1, Sheik Haja Sherief2
1Pharm D Interns, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Nandha College of Pharmacy, Perundurai Main Road, Erode, Tamil Nadu
2Department of Pharmacy Practice, Nandha College of Pharmacy, Perundurai Main Road, Erode, Tamil Nadu
Corresponding Author: Sonia kumari Singh
ABSTRACT
A middle-aged woman presented to the hospital with a complaint of worsening of backache since 2days non radiating pain, unable to walk or sit. Physicians included Pott's disease in the working diagnosis when patients present with severe back pain and evidence of past history tuberculosis. A radiological examination confirmed the diagnosis of Pott’s spine. Commonly AKT 4 was restarted for the first line management of spinal tuberculosis.
Key words: Pott’s spine, Tuberculosis, Anti-Tuberculosis drugs,
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