Pott's disease secondary prevention: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
|||
| (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
__NOTOC__ | __NOTOC__ | ||
{{Pott's disease}} | {{Pott's disease}} | ||
{{CMG}} | {{CMG}} {{AE}} {{AKI}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Secondary prevention for spinal tuberculosis includes regular follow up and adherence to the treatment regimen. | Secondary prevention for spinal tuberculosis includes regular follow up and adherence to the treatment regimen. | ||
==Secondary Prevention== | ==Secondary Prevention== | ||
*Secondary prevention of spinal tuberculosis includes adequate treatment of the infection. | *[[Secondary prevention]] of [[Pott's disease|spinal tuberculosis]] includes adequate treatment of the infection. | ||
*All patients must be | *All patients must be advised regular follow up and [[compliance]] to treatment regimen must be assessed at all visits as the most common cause of worsening and [[replase]] is poor [[compliance]]. | ||
*Response to medical therapy must be evaluated in all patients and in patients with worsening symptoms surgical debridement is indicated. | *Response to medical therapy must be evaluated in all patients and in patients with worsening symptoms [[surgical debridement]] and spine decompression is indicated. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:06, 4 April 2017
|
Pott's disease Microchapters |
|
Diagnosis |
|---|
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
|
Pott's disease secondary prevention On the Web |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Pott's disease secondary prevention |
|
Risk calculators and risk factors for Pott's disease secondary prevention |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Kuchkuntla, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Secondary prevention for spinal tuberculosis includes regular follow up and adherence to the treatment regimen.
Secondary Prevention
- Secondary prevention of spinal tuberculosis includes adequate treatment of the infection.
- All patients must be advised regular follow up and compliance to treatment regimen must be assessed at all visits as the most common cause of worsening and replase is poor compliance.
- Response to medical therapy must be evaluated in all patients and in patients with worsening symptoms surgical debridement and spine decompression is indicated.