PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - McLain, Robert F.
AU  - Isada, Carlos
TI  - Spinal tuberculosis deserves a place on the radar screen
DP  - 2004 Jul 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 537--549
VI  - 71
IP  - 7
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/7/537.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/7/537.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2004 Jul 01; 71
AB  - Spinal involvement may be the first manifestation of tuberculosis and the problem that drives the patient to seek medical care. Spinal tuberculosis (often called Pott’s disease) is by definition advanced disease, requiring meticulous assessment and aggressive systemic therapy. Physicians should keep the diagnosis in mind, especially in a patient from a group with a high rate of tuberculosis infection.