What is vertebral tuberculosis?

Spinal Tuberculosis, also known as Pott’s Disease, is a spinal infection caused by tuberculosis that can lead to osteomyelitis, kyphotic deformity, and spinal mechanical instability.

How do you get tuberculosis of the spine?

Bone TB occurs when you contract tuberculosis and it spreads outside of the lungs. Tuberculosis is normally spread from person to person through the air. After you contract tuberculosis, it can travel through the blood from the lungs or lymph nodes into the bones, spine, or joints.

What is tuberculosis spondylitis?

Tuberculous spondylitis, also known as Pott disease, refers to vertebral body osteomyelitis and intervertebral discitis from tuberculosis (TB). The spine is the most frequent location of musculoskeletal tuberculosis, and commonly related symptoms are back pain and lower limb weakness/paraplegia.

What are the causes of Pott’s disease?

Pott disease usually results from an extraspinal source of infection and hematogenous dissemination. Pott disease manifests as a combination of osteomyelitis and arthritis that usually involves more than 1 vertebra. The anterior aspect of the vertebral body adjacent to the subchondral plate is usually affected.

Is tuberculosis in the spine contagious?

TB disease in the lungs or throat can be infectious. This means that the bacteria can be spread to other people. TB in other parts of the body, such as the kidney or spine, is usually not infectious. People with TB disease are most likely to spread it to people they spend time with every day.

What are the signs of spinal tuberculosis?

The characteristic clinical features of spinal tuberculosis include local pain, local tenderness, stiffness and spasm of the muscles, a cold abscess, gibbus, and a prominent spinal deformity. The cold abscess slowly develops when tuberculous infection extends to adjacent ligaments and soft tissues.

What is the symptoms of bone tuberculosis?

Symptoms of Bone Tuberculosis Severe back pain. ‌Inflammation in back or joints. ‌Stiffness.

Is Potts spine curable?

It is curable The treatment for normal bone TB may last at least one year. In case of spine TB causes paralysis, treatment and recovery time depends on if paralysis is mild, moderate or severe. Also, in case of MDR TB, in which patients’ fail to respond well to multi drugs, it may take longer to recover completely.

Is Spinal TB life threatening?

Spinal TB can be extremely severe, because if not detected and treated in time, it can cause severe paralysis which may take years to get cured. The treatment for normal bone TB may last at least one year.