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A neck mass with brachial plexus injury: Pott's disease

Authors :
Murat Sezer
Olcay Eser
Bumin Degirmenci
Abdullah Ayçiçek
Source :
American Journal of Otolaryngology. 30:350-352
Publication Year :
2009
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2009.

Abstract

Tuberculous osteomyelitis of the spine is most commonly seen in lower thoracic and lumbar vertebrae. Cervical spine tuberculosis is a very rare condition, and it represents a very small part of all patients with Pott's disease. We present a case with thoraco-cervical Pott's disease, with left-sided neck mass and left arm and hand weakness and numbness. The patient had a paraspinal abscess under the sternocleidomastoid muscle that was compressing the brachial plexus.

Details

ISSN :
01960709
Volume :
30
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
American Journal of Otolaryngology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....be1e9041ba8bf476b5e8295cdb495f59
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjoto.2008.06.016