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KMID : 1130320100530050657
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Korean Journal of Pediatrics
2010 Volume.53 No. 5 p.657 ~ p.660
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A childhood case of spinal tuberculosis misdiagnosed as muscular dystrophy
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Song Doo-il
Sohn Su-Ye
Kim Yun-Kyung
Eun So-Hee
Rhie Young-Jun
Jang Gi-Young
Woo Chan-Wook
Choi Byung-Min
Lee Jung-Hwa
Je Bo-Kyung
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Abstract
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Tuberculosis is primarily a pulmonary disease, but extra-pulmonary manifestations are not uncommon, especially in children and adolescents. Ten percent of extra pulmonary tuberculosis localizes to the bones and joints, and 56% of such cases affect the spine. We treated a childhood case of spinal tuberculosis misdiagnosed as muscular dystrophy in a patient without specific constitutional symptoms. We report this case because the patient had an unusual presentation of spinal tuberculosis.
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KEYWORD
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Spinal tuberculosis, Neurologic manifestations, Muscular dystrophy, Children
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