Pott's disease differential diagnosis
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Overview
Pott's disease resembles spinal tumors, spinal cord abscess, Mycobacterium kansasii, nocardiosis, septic arthritis, metastatic cancer, multiple myeloma, miliary tuberculosis, spinal fungal infections, and Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare and needs to be differentiated from them.
Differentiating Pott's Disease from other Diseases
Pott's disease resembles the following disorders and needs to be differentiated from them:
- Spinal tumors
- Spinal cord abscess
- Mycobacterium kansasii
- Nocardiosis
- Paracoccidioidomycosis
- Septic arthritis
- Metastatic cancer
- Multiple myeloma
- Miliary tuberculosis
- Actinomycosis
- Blastomycosis
- Brucellosis
- Candidiasis
- Cryptococcosis
- Histoplasmosis
- Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare