Tuberculous spondylitis
Simultaneous 18F FDG PET/MRI in tuberculous spondylitis: an independent method for assessing therapeutic response case series
... The definitive diagnosis of tuberculous spondylitis is based on the result of cultural and pathological tests conducted in tissues collected from lesions. However, this method is only found to be positive ...
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Comparison of characteristics of culture negative pyogenic spondylitis and tuberculous spondylitis: a retrospective study
... pyogenic spondylitis have a variety of dif- ferent clinical ...infectious spondylitis, especially when Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients with tuberculous spondylitis and culture ...
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Surgical approach and management outcomes for junction tuberculous spondylitis: a retrospective study of 77 patients
... Destruction of the anterior column alters the biomechan- ics and stability of the spine, which increases the risk of kyphosis and paraplegia progression in patients with junc- tion spinal tuberculosis [4, 5]. The ...
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Tuberculous Spondylitis: A Report of Different Clinical Scenarios and Literature Update
... of tuberculous spondylitis treatment is not only to eradicate infection but also to treat and prevent neuro- logical complications and spinal ...of tuberculous spondylitis unless there is ...
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Tuberculous spondylitis diagnosed through Xpert MTB/RIF assay in urine: a case report
... A 76-year old female, HIV-1 negative, presented with lower back pain and progressive weakness and numbness of the lower limbs for two months prior to admission. The physical examination revealed paraplegia, but otherwise ...
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Clinical and Radiological Presentation of Adult Tuberculous Spondylitis
... Tuberculous spondylitis or vertebral tuberculosis exists in our country and must be evaluated carefully. There is a higher percentage of Afghan patients as compared to Iranian cases. Delay in diagnosis, ...
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Tuberculous Spondylitis: Clinical Features of 36 Patients
... as tuberculous spondylitis, is one of the oldest demonstrated diseases of ...cases. Tuberculous spondylitis is the most common form of musculoskeletal tuber- culosis, comprising 40% - 50% of ...
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Tuberculous Spondylitis, 14 Years’ Experience of a Tertiary Care Center in Saudi Arabia
... Future research questions need to emphasizeon early identification of Tuber- culous Spondylitis and differentiating it from other inflammatory and degenera- tive spinal diseases [29]. Access of ambulatory patients ...
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Original Article The diagnostic value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in tuberculous spondylitis
... TB spondylitis patients and 54 healthy individuals were analyzed ...TB spondylitis patients and healthy controls were significant ...TB spondylitis patients were significant correlation, similarly, ...
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MR Imaging Characteristics of Tuberculous Spondylitis vs Vertebral Osteomyelitis
... The appearance of vertebral osteomyelitis on MR images has been characterized as 1 confluently decreased signal intensity of the vertebral bodies and associated interspace with poor dist[r] ...
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The challenges in differentiating tuberculous from pyogenic spondylitis using magnetic resonance imaging
... distinguishing tuberculous from pyogenic spondylitis confirmed by histology results and to determine the cut-off point score of ...of tuberculous spondylitis and 8 samples of pyogenic ...
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POTT'S Disease: a review of 58 cases
... spinal tuberculous infection is reported to be 40 to 45 years [14], similar to results of this ...of tuberculous spondylitis lead to ear- ly diagnosis and treatment but there may be a diagnostic ...
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Association of cytokine and matrix metalloproteinase profiles with disease activity and function in ankylosing spondylitis
... The principal aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of bisphosphonate (alendronate) on global health (Bath ankylosing spondylitis global health (BAS-G)) in AS (Bisphosphonates in Ankylosing ...
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The Effectiveness of Exergames in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
... AS is an inflammatory condition that causes significant pain, functional disability and a dimin- ished quality of life [1–3]. Combining exercise ther- apy with medication is standard for patients with AS, as suggested by ...
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Quality of life and correlation with clinical and radiographic variables in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a retrospective case series study
... Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index (BASMI) and Bath Ankylosing ...
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<div>Serum IL-6 correlates with axial mobility index (Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index) in Brazilian patients with ankylosing spondylitis</div>
... ankylosing spondylitis; ASAS, Assessment of Spondylitis International Society; HLA-B27, human leukocyte antigen B27; P25–P75, percentile 25–75; BASDAI, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity ...
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Clinical response to discontinuation of anti TNF therapy in patients with ankylosing spondylitis after 3 years of continuous treatment with infliximab
... Clinical data were assessed at TP1 and TP2 by use of the standard indicators: disease activity as measured by the BASDAI, C-reactive protein (CRP), and erythrocyte sedi- mentation rate (ESR). Function was assessed ...
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Analysis on the situation of subjective well-being and its influencing factors in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
... Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the sacroiliac joints and spine of young adults, especially men (sex ratio 2:1) [1] and its prevalence is most commonly reported to be ...
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Response to Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibition in Male and Female Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: Data from a Swiss Cohort
... disparity with regard to the ASDAS, the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity and Functional Indices and the quality of life. At 1 year, 52% of women and 63% of men achieved an ASAS20 response (odds ratio ...
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Educational needs in patients with spondyloarthritis in Sweden – a mixed methods study
... ankylosing spondylitis (International Classification of Diseases tenth revision, (ICD-10) diagno- sis M45) and the other 210 subjects had undifferentiated spondyloarthritis (ICD-10 diagnosis ...
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