Pott's disease Classification: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
===Late Paraplegia=== | ===Late Paraplegia=== | ||
*It is a complication that develops in a patient with healed tuberculosis. The timing of presentation is variable and can occur 2 or 3 decades after the active infection. | *It is a complication that develops in a patient with healed tuberculosis. The timing of presentation is variable and can occur 2 or 3 decades after the active infection. Typically it is defined as neurological symptoms appearing after 2years of primary infection. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} |
Revision as of 18:11, 23 March 2017
Pott's disease Microchapters |
Diagnosis |
---|
Treatment |
Case Studies |
Pott's disease Classification On the Web |
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Pott's disease Classification |
Risk calculators and risk factors for Pott's disease Classification |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Classification
Spinal Tuberculosis has no classification but the paraplegia as a result of the infection can be classified into early and late paraplegia based on the activity of the tuberculous infection:
Early Paraplegia
- It develops in the active stage of tuberculosis infection, commonly seen in adults within 2years of infection.
- The spinal compression is due to the pressure from the necrotic debris from the damaged bone and intervertebral disc, pus and the granulation tissue.
- Spinal compression in spinal tuberculosis can result from other causes causing compression such as subluxation and dislocation due to destruction of anterior column, compression fracture as a result of wide spread infection, spread of infection to the spinal cord, arterial thrombosis and formation of a intra or extramedullary tuberculoma of the spinal cord.
- Emergent treatment is warranted in patients presenting with early paraplegia.
Late Paraplegia
- It is a complication that develops in a patient with healed tuberculosis. The timing of presentation is variable and can occur 2 or 3 decades after the active infection. Typically it is defined as neurological symptoms appearing after 2years of primary infection.