Bouchez B, Arnott G, Combelles G
Rev Neurol (Paris). 1985;141(5):420-2.
A 68 year-old woman presented with a spinal cord compression from an angular kyphosis due to Pott's disease at age 7. Clinical, radiological and pathological studies of the vertebral lesions did not demonstrate an evolutive lesion. However, culture yielded some viable Koch's bacilli. This bacteriologic confirmation 61 years later exemplifies the importance of host immunity reactions, that may prevent the development of KB, and the remarkable capacity of survival of the bacillus.
一名68岁女性因7岁时患脊柱结核导致脊柱角状后凸而出现脊髓受压。对椎体病变进行的临床、放射学和病理学研究未发现病变进展。然而，培养发现了一些活的结核杆菌。61年后的这一细菌学确诊例证了宿主免疫反应的重要性，其可能阻止结核杆菌的发展，以及该杆菌显著的生存能力。
