A childhood case of spinal tuberculosis misdiagnosed as muscular dystrophy

Doo Il Song; Su Ye Sohn; Yun Kyung Kim; So Hee Eun; Young Jun Rhie; Gi Young Jang; Chan Wook Woo; Byung Min Choi; Jung Hwa Lee; Bo Kyung Je

doi:10.3345/kjp.2010.53.5.657

A childhood case of spinal tuberculosis misdiagnosed as muscular dystrophy

Doo Il Song, Su Ye Sohn, Yun Kyung Kim, So Hee Eun, Young Jun Rhie, Gi Young Jang, Chan Wook Woo, Byung Min Choi, Jung Hwa Lee, Bo Kyung Je

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	657-660
Number of pages	4
Journal	Korean Journal of Pediatrics
Volume	53
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2010.53.5.657
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Children
Muscular dystrophy
Neurologic manifestations
Spinal tuberculosis

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Pediatrics

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A childhood case of spinal tuberculosis misdiagnosed as muscular dystrophy

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