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  • Title: [Unusual sites of Pott's disease. Apropos of fourteen cases].
    Author: Ousehal A, Abdelouafi A, Chikhaoui N, Kadiri R.
    Journal: Ann Radiol (Paris); 1992; 35(4):204-11. PubMed ID: 1288387.
    Abstract:
    The diagnosis of Pott's disease is generally easy exception unusual sites whose diagnosis is requires cross-section imaging and needle biopsy. The authors report 14 cases of atypical forms of Pott's disease: 7 cases of centro-somatic forms 4 cases of sub-occipital Pott's disease, 2 cases of posterior arch and one case of sub-ligamentous vertebral tuberculosis. The radiological diagnosis of Pott's disease is suggested by the presence of a paravertebral abscess noted in 12 cases tuberculous spondylitis associated in 3 cases and multifocal involvement in 9 cases.
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