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**Elevated [[erythrocyte sedimentation rate]] >100 mm/h | **Elevated [[erythrocyte sedimentation rate]] >100 mm/h | ||
*[[Tuberculin skin test]]: | *[[Tuberculin skin test]]: | ||
:Tuberculin skin test (purified protein derivative [PPD]) results are positive in 84-95% of patients with Pott's disease who are not infected with [[HIV]]. | :Tuberculin skin test (purified protein derivative [[[PPD]]]) results are positive in 84-95% of patients with Pott's disease who are not infected with [[HIV]]. | ||
*[[Biopsy|Bone biopsy]] | *[[Biopsy|Bone biopsy]] | ||
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Laboratory Findings
- Blood tests:
- CBC: leukocytosis
- Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate >100 mm/h
- Tuberculin skin test:
- Tuberculin skin test (purified protein derivative [[[PPD]]]) results are positive in 84-95% of patients with Pott's disease who are not infected with HIV.