TY - JOUR
T1 - Spinal tuberculosis in a 14-year-old immigrant in the Netherlands
AU - Van Well, Gijs Th J
AU - Van Der Mark, Lonneke B.
AU - Vermeulen, R. Jeroen
AU - Van Royen, Barend J.
AU - Wuisman, Paul I J M
AU - Van Furth, A. Marceline
PY - 2007/10/1
Y1 - 2007/10/1
N2 - We present a case of Pott's disease, where the patient presented with neurological impairment due to vertebral granulomatous necrosis, needing immediate decompression and later stabilizing and reconstructive orthopaedic surgery, in order to create awareness for TB in general, especially this forgotten form of spinal tuberculosis.
AB - We present a case of Pott's disease, where the patient presented with neurological impairment due to vertebral granulomatous necrosis, needing immediate decompression and later stabilizing and reconstructive orthopaedic surgery, in order to create awareness for TB in general, especially this forgotten form of spinal tuberculosis.
KW - Orthopaedic surgery
KW - Spinal cord compression
KW - Spinal tuberculosis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34548175422&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-006-0347-1
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-006-0347-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 17102970
SN - 0340-6199
VL - 166
SP - 1071
EP - 1073
JO - European journal of pediatrics
JF - European journal of pediatrics
IS - 10
ER -