Objective: To report three cases of intradural spinal tuberculosis (TB) by calling attention to atypical forms of spinal TB. Setting: A University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. Methods: ...

According to data from a recently published case study, treatment for latent or active tuberculosis of the spine can be surgical or drug-related, depending on the patient and his or her comorbidities.

World Tuberculosis Day is observed on March 24 across the world. The day is meant to raise awareness about tuberculosis and how early detection can help in curing the disease effectively. Generally ...

When as a spine surgeon I told one of my patients that she was suffering from tuberculosis, she freaked out and argued, “Are you kidding me doc? Tuberculosis is related to lungs and you are a spine ...

Report of three unusual cases of coexisting spondylolisthesis and tuberculosis in the same patient. This communication reports the outcome of three cases where there was spondylolisthesis and spinal ...

The treatment of bone and spine TB poses unique challenges due to the difficulty in delivering antibiotics to the infected area. Tuberculosis today remains among the top 15 killer diseases that claims ...

According to the current estimates of WHO, tuberculosis kills almost three million people worldwide. The shocking part is that India alone has one-fifth of the total world population of TB patients.

Spinal tuberculosis (TB) is a condition that can quietly progress, especially when early symptoms are ignored. Among adolescents, increasingly sedentary lifestyles, often a result of extended screen ...

Incidence of TB, including spinal TB, is intricately linked to poverty. Adding to the woes of the disease is lack of drug therapy compliance, stated experts from Vikram Hospital. India hosts about one ...

T. N. Mann, H. S. Schaaf, R. N. Dunn, S. Dix-Peek, K. du Preez, R. P. Lamberts, J. du Toit and J. H. Davis The aim of this retrospective review was to assess the overall burden and trend in spinal ...

Yesterday, 24 March, was World TB Day. To combat the disease, the World Health Organisation has stressed the need for speedy diagnosis and treatment. Yet, a state hospital allegedly wants to send home ...