Journal of Spine

Willems PC

Publications

• Case Report
  Tuberculous Spondylitis and Coincidental Spinal Multiple Myeloma: A Case Report
  Author(s): Prinsen SD, Groot D, Oude Lashof AML and Willems PCPrinsen SD, Groot D, Oude Lashof AML and Willems PC
  
  Background content: Tuberculous spondylitis (Pott’s disease) is known for nonspecific findings which can mimic metastatic disease. Spinal pain, local tenderness and night sweats may be presenting symptoms. There is no pathognomic radiographic appearance of tuberculous spondylitis. Back pain may also be the first sign of multiple myeloma (MM) and is usually caused by bone destruction or vertebral collapse. The tumour itself can also cause pain by nerve or spinal cord damage resulting from direct pressure or secondary peripheral neuropathies. MM is often complicated by infectious diseases caused by the mainly cell mediated and humoral immune deficiency. Purpose: To report a case of a patient who presented with Pott’s disease and multiple myeloma in the same vertebra. Study Design: Case Report Pa.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.1000148

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