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- CBC : leukocytisis | - CBC : leukocytisis | ||
– Elevated [[erythrocyte sedimentation rate]] >100 mm/h | – Elevated [[erythrocyte sedimentation rate]] >100 mm/h | ||
* [[Tuberculin skin test]] | * [[Tuberculin skin test]] | ||
- Tuberculin skin test (purified protein derivative [PPD]) results are positive in 84-95% of patients with Pott disease who are not infected with HIV. | - Tuberculin skin test (purified protein derivative [PPD]) results are positive in 84-95% of patients with Pott disease who are not infected with HIV. | ||
* [[Biopsy|bone biopsy]] | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Laboratory Findings
- CBC : leukocytisis – Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate >100 mm/h
- Tuberculin skin test (purified protein derivative [PPD]) results are positive in 84-95% of patients with Pott disease who are not infected with HIV.