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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Risk factors]] predisposing patients to develop [[spinal tuberculosis]] are same as the [[risk factors]] which predispose patients to develop [[pulmonary tuberculosis]]. | |||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
[[Risk factors]] predisposing patients to develop [[spinal tuberculosis]] are same as the [[risk factors]] which predispose patients to develop [[pulmonary tuberculosis]]. The following is a list of risk factors which increase the risk of developing spinal tuberculosis infection:<ref name="pmid15320363">{{cite journal| author=McLain RF, Isada C| title=Spinal tuberculosis deserves a place on the radar screen. | journal=Cleve Clin J Med | year= 2004 | volume= 71 | issue= 7 | pages= 537-9, 543-9 | pmid=15320363 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15320363 }} </ref> | |||
*Persons who have | *[[Poverty]] | ||
*Persons with medical conditions | *[[Overcrowding]] | ||
*[[Illiteracy]] | |||
*[[Malnutrition]] | |||
*[[Alcoholism]] | |||
*[[Drug abuse]] | |||
*[[Diabetes mellitus]] | |||
*[[Immunosuppressive]] treatment | |||
*[[HIV infection]] | |||
*Older age | |||
*Male gender | |||
*Longterm [[peritoneal dialysis]] | |||
*Prison imprisonment | |||
Patients at high risk for developing [[TB]] and subsequently Pott's disease are divided into two categories: | |||
#Patients with recent tuberculosis [[infection]]: | |||
#*Close contacts of a person with infectious [[TB]] disease. | |||
#*Persons who have immigrated from areas of the world with high rates of [[TB]]. | |||
#*Children less than 5 years of age who have a positive [[TB]] test. | |||
#*Groups with high rates of [[TB]] transmission, such as homeless persons, injection drug users, and persons with [[HIV]] infection | |||
#*Persons who work or reside with people who are at high risk for [[TB]] in facilities or institutions such as hospitals, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, nursing homes, and residential homes for those with [[HIV]]. | |||
#Patients with medical conditions associated with weakening of the [[immune system]]: | |||
#*Babies and young children often have weak [[immune system]]s. | |||
#*[[HIV infection]] (the virus that causes [[AIDS]]) | |||
#*[[Substance abuse]] | |||
#*[[Silicosis]] | |||
#*[[Diabetes mellitus]] | |||
#*Severe [[kidney disease]] | |||
#*Low body weight | |||
#*[[Organ transplants]] | |||
#*Head and neck cancer | |||
#*Medical treatments such as [[corticosteroid]]s or organ transplant | |||
#*Specialized treatment for [[rheumatoid arthritis]] or [[Crohn’s disease]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Grammar]] | |||
[[Category: | |||
[[Category:Bacterial diseases]] | [[Category:Bacterial diseases]] | ||
[[Category:Vertebral column disorders]] | [[Category:Vertebral column disorders]] | ||
[[Category:Tuberculosis]] | [[Category:Tuberculosis]] | ||
[[Category:Disease]] | [[Category:Disease]] | ||
{{WH}} | {{WH}} | ||
{{WS}} | {{WS}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hardik Patel, M.D.; Aravind Kuchkuntla, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Risk factors predisposing patients to develop spinal tuberculosis are same as the risk factors which predispose patients to develop pulmonary tuberculosis.
Risk Factors
Risk factors predisposing patients to develop spinal tuberculosis are same as the risk factors which predispose patients to develop pulmonary tuberculosis. The following is a list of risk factors which increase the risk of developing spinal tuberculosis infection:[1]
- Poverty
- Overcrowding
- Illiteracy
- Malnutrition
- Alcoholism
- Drug abuse
- Diabetes mellitus
- Immunosuppressive treatment
- HIV infection
- Older age
- Male gender
- Longterm peritoneal dialysis
- Prison imprisonment
Patients at high risk for developing TB and subsequently Pott's disease are divided into two categories:
- Patients with recent tuberculosis infection:
- Close contacts of a person with infectious TB disease.
- Persons who have immigrated from areas of the world with high rates of TB.
- Children less than 5 years of age who have a positive TB test.
- Groups with high rates of TB transmission, such as homeless persons, injection drug users, and persons with HIV infection
- Persons who work or reside with people who are at high risk for TB in facilities or institutions such as hospitals, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, nursing homes, and residential homes for those with HIV.
- Patients with medical conditions associated with weakening of the immune system:
- Babies and young children often have weak immune systems.
- HIV infection (the virus that causes AIDS)
- Substance abuse
- Silicosis
- Diabetes mellitus
- Severe kidney disease
- Low body weight
- Organ transplants
- Head and neck cancer
- Medical treatments such as corticosteroids or organ transplant
- Specialized treatment for rheumatoid arthritis or Crohn’s disease
References
- ↑ McLain RF, Isada C (2004). "Spinal tuberculosis deserves a place on the radar screen". Cleve Clin J Med. 71 (7): 537–9, 543–9. PMID 15320363.