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* [[Biopsy|Bone biopsy]] | ==Laboratory Findings== | ||
*[[Blood test]]s: | |||
**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]]. | |||
*[[Biopsy|Bone biopsy]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Bacterial diseases]] | [[Category:Bacterial diseases]] | ||
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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.