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KMID : 0359819960250040871
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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1996 Volume.25 No. 4 p.871 ~ p.877
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Cervical Tuberculous Spondylitis
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장종희
진병호/전병윤/노성우/조용은/윤도흠/김영수
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Abstract
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Tuberculous spondylitis occurs in about 1% of all newly diagnosed cases of tuberculosis and it is the most common and most dangerous form of skeletal tuberculosis. It usually involve the lower thoracic and lumbar spine and the cervical
involvement
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rare. Therapy should consist of administration of antituberculotic agents and if indicated surgical curettage and stabilization. The early diagnosis and management was important. Due to the MR imaging for the evaluation of spinal disorders and
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recent increase of patients with AIDS suggest that the prevalence of skeletal tuberculosis including tuberculous spondylitis is increasing Authors report two cases of cervical tuberculous spondylitis with review of literatures.
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