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:Tuberculin skin test (purified protein derivative [[PPD]]) results are positive in 84-95% of patients with Pott's disease who are not infected with [[HIV]]. | :Tuberculin skin test (purified protein derivative [[PPD]]) results are positive in 84-95% of patients with Pott's disease who are not infected with [[HIV]]. | ||
*[[Biopsy|Bone biopsy]] | *CT guided [[Biopsy|Bone biopsy]] | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
Diagnosis of spinal tuberculosis requires a combination of clinical features with presence of confirmatory findings on imaging studies. Establishing the etiology requires the demonstration of acid fast bacilli on microscopy or a postive culture of a biopsy for mycobacterium tuberculosis or PCR of the organism.
Laboratory Findings
- Blood tests:
- CBC: leukocytosis
- Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate >100 mm/h
- Tuberculin skin test:
- Tuberculin skin test (purified protein derivative PPD) results are positive in 84-95% of patients with Pott's disease who are not infected with HIV.
- CT guided Bone biopsy