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Pott's disease [2 records]

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Record 1 2015-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
DEF

Osteitis or caries of the vertebrae, usually of tuberculous origin; it is marked by stiffness of the vertebral column, pain on motion, tenderness on pressure, prominence of certain of the vertebral spines, and occasionally abdominal pain, abscess formation, and paralysis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vertèbres et moelle
OBS

Une des formes anatomiques de la tuberculose vertébrale.

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
CONT

Dawson had spinal tuberculosis as a child, which left him a hunch-backed midget with weak lungs.

DEF

Osteotis or caries of the vertebrae, usually occurring as a complication of tuberculosis of the lungs.

OBS

It is marked by stiffness of the vertebral column, pain on motion, tenderness on pressure, prominence of certain of the vertebral spines, and occasionally abdominal pain, abscess formation, and paralysis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Spondy-lodiscite tuberculeuse avec atteinte des corps vertébraux adjacents (tuberculose vertébrale antérieure).

CONT

La tuberculose d'un os ou d'une articulation est une infection de faible degré et elle progresse lentement. (...) Ce sont les vertèbres qui sont le plus souvent atteintes (mal de Pott) et, dans certains cas, la hanche, le genou et la cheville le sont également.

OBS

Les signes et les symptômes locaux comprennent la tuméfaction (...), la douleur et la sensibilité, les spasmes musculaires, une raideur précoce (qui évolue jusqu'à limiter les mouvements actifs ou passifs à cause de la fibrose ankylosante), une chaleur légère au niveau de la région atteinte, l'augmentation du liquide synovial et l'atrophie musculaire.

Spanish

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