Evaluation of patients admitted with musculoskeletal tuberculosis: sixteen years' experience from a single center in Turkey.

Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2021)

The physicians should be suspicious about the diagnosis of musculoskeletal TB disease. If the diagnosis and treatment are delayed, spinal damage and other consequences might be incurable.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
primary care
spinal cord
oxidative stress
pulmonary tuberculosis
hiv aids
emergency department
spinal cord injury
hiv infected
electronic health record