Tuberculosis of the spine: A 5 years review at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia

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Published: Jan 31, 1995
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21315/

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Ibrahim Lutfi Shuaib
Department of Radiology, Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan.
Ruslan Razak
Department of Radiology, Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan.

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Seventeen cases diagnosed and treated as tuberculous spondylitis from 1987 to 1991 were reviewed. Majority are adults (15 cases) and 8 cases had neurological impairment. All have typical radiological features of infective spondylitis but only four cases had bacteriological and/or histological confirmation as tuberculous spondylitis. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), Mantoux test and tuberculosis at other sites are used as supportive evidence.

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Ibrahim Lutfi Shuaib, Ruslan Razak. Tuberculosis of the spine: A 5 years review at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia. Malays J Med Sci [Internet]. 1995 Jan. 31 [cited 2026 Sep. 25];2(1):43-5. Available from: https://ejournal.usm.my/mjms/article/view/mjms_vol2-no1-1995_9
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