Posner Kari R, Mittal Manoj K
Division of Emergency Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Pediatr Emerg Care. 2010 Nov;26(11):840-2. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181fb0e38.
Bone and joint infection complicating tuberculosis is most likely to involve vertebrae. Pott disease, or tuberculous spondylitis, represents a small proportion of tuberculosis cases, but it can be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Our case report details Pott disease in a teenage girl, which presented with a sternal mass. We also present a review of the subject.
骨与关节感染并发结核病最易累及脊椎。波特病,即结核性脊柱炎,在结核病病例中占比小,但可伴有显著的发病率和死亡率。我们的病例报告详述了一名患有胸骨肿块的少女的波特病。我们还对该主题进行了综述。