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==Overview==
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Physical examination findings in spinal tuberculosis include local [[tenderness]] on the [[spine]], stiffness and [[spasm]] of the muscles, cold abscess demonstrates absence of signs of [[inflammation]], limited [[range of motion]], palpable gibbus, spine deformity, [[kyphosis]]. Neurologic findings include muscle weakness, [[quadriplegia]], [[paraplegia]], [[hypotonia]], loss of deep tendon reflexes, [[numbness]] and [[paresthesias]].


==Physical Examination==
==Physical Examination==
Patients with spinal tuberculosis with active pulmonary infection can have the following physical examination findings:  
The following physical examination findings can be elicited in a patient with spinal tuberculosis:<ref name="pmid27172367">{{cite journal| author=Shi T, Zhang Z, Dai F, Zhou Q, He Q, Luo F et al.| title=Retrospective Study of 967 Patients With Spinal Tuberculosis. | journal=Orthopedics | year= 2016 | volume= 39 | issue= 5 | pages= e838-43 | pmid=27172367 | doi=10.3928/01477447-20160509-03 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27172367  }} </ref><ref name="pmid26679892">{{cite journal| author=Xing S, Gao Y, Gao K, Zhang G, Yu Z| title=Anterior Cervical Retropharyngeal Debridement Combined With Occipital Cervical Fusion to Upper Cervical Tuberculosis. | journal=Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | year= 2016 | volume= 41 | issue= 2 | pages= 104-10 | pmid=26679892 | doi=10.1097/BRS.0000000000001169 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26679892  }} </ref><ref name="pmid25459741">{{cite journal| author=Formica M, Cavagnaro L, Formica C| title=Pott disease. | journal=Spine J | year= 2015 | volume= 15 | issue= 3 | pages= 556-7 | pmid=25459741 | doi=10.1016/j.spinee.2014.11.006 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25459741  }} </ref>
=====Appearance of the Patient=====
=====Appearance of the Patient=====
* [[Cachexia]]
* [[Cachexia]]
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* [[Tachycardia]]
* [[Tachycardia]]
* [[Fever]]
* [[Fever]]
====Lungs====
====Lungs====
* [[Decreased breath sounds]]
* [[Decreased breath sounds]]
* [[Rales]]
* [[Rales]]
* [[Rhonchi]]
* [[Rhonchi]]
* Bronchial breath sounds
*[[Bronchial breath sounds]]
 
====Spine====
====Spine====
*Local tenderness
*Local [[tenderness]]
*Stiffness and spasm of the muscles
*[[Stiffness]] and [[spasm]] of the [[muscles]]
*Cold abscess : Absence of signs of inflammation
*Cold abscess demonstrates absence of [[signs]] of [[inflammation]]
*Palpable gibbus
*Limited [[range of motion]]
*Spine deformity
*Palpable gibbus<ref name="pmid26095218">{{cite journal| author=Ghandi M, Aycock RD, Berwald N, Hahn B| title=Gibbus Deformity. | journal=J Emerg Med | year= 2015 | volume= 49 | issue= 3 | pages= 340-1 | pmid=26095218 | doi=10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.04.004 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26095218  }} </ref>
*Kyphosis
*Spine deformity<ref name="pmid26435793">{{cite journal| author=Singh R, Magu NK| title=Evaluation of the Behavior of Spinal Deformities in Tuberculosis of the Spine in Adults. | journal=Asian Spine J | year= 2015 | volume= 9 | issue= 5 | pages= 741-7 | pmid=26435793 | doi=10.4184/asj.2015.9.5.741 | pmc=4591446 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26435793  }} </ref>
*[[kyphosis|Kyphosis]]<ref name="pmid25413798">{{cite journal| author=Zhang Y, Yu YS, Tang ZH, Zang GQ| title=Pott's kyphosis. | journal=QJM | year= 2015 | volume= 108 | issue= 6 | pages= 507 | pmid=25413798 | doi=10.1093/qjmed/hcu229 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25413798  }} </ref>
 
===Neurologic===
===Neurologic===
Findings suggestive of spinal cord compression include:  
Findings suggestive of [[spinal cord compression]] include:  
*[[Muscle weakness]]
*[[Muscle weakness]]
*[[Quadriplegia]]
*[[Quadriplegia]]
*[[Paraplegia]]
*[[Paraplegia]]
*[[Hypotonia]]
*[[Hypotonia]]
*Loss of [[DTR|deep tendon reflexes]]
*Loss of [[DTR |deep tendon reflexes]]
*[[Numbness]]
*[[Numbness]]
*[[Paraesthesia]]
*[[Paraesthesia]]
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[[Category:Vertebral column disorders]]
[[Category:Vertebral column disorders]]
[[Category:Tuberculosis]]
[[Category:Tuberculosis]]
[[Category:Infectious disease]]
 
[[Category:Disease]]
[[Category:Disease]]


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Overview

Physical examination findings in spinal tuberculosis include local tenderness on the spine, stiffness and spasm of the muscles, cold abscess demonstrates absence of signs of inflammation, limited range of motion, palpable gibbus, spine deformity, kyphosis. Neurologic findings include muscle weakness, quadriplegia, paraplegia, hypotonia, loss of deep tendon reflexes, numbness and paresthesias.

Physical Examination

The following physical examination findings can be elicited in a patient with spinal tuberculosis:[1][2][3]

Appearance of the Patient

Vitals

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Spine

Neurologic

Findings suggestive of spinal cord compression include:

References

  1. Shi T, Zhang Z, Dai F, Zhou Q, He Q, Luo F; et al. (2016). "Retrospective Study of 967 Patients With Spinal Tuberculosis". Orthopedics. 39 (5): e838–43. doi:10.3928/01477447-20160509-03. PMID 27172367.
  2. Xing S, Gao Y, Gao K, Zhang G, Yu Z (2016). "Anterior Cervical Retropharyngeal Debridement Combined With Occipital Cervical Fusion to Upper Cervical Tuberculosis". Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 41 (2): 104–10. doi:10.1097/BRS.0000000000001169. PMID 26679892.
  3. Formica M, Cavagnaro L, Formica C (2015). "Pott disease". Spine J. 15 (3): 556–7. doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2014.11.006. PMID 25459741.
  4. Ghandi M, Aycock RD, Berwald N, Hahn B (2015). "Gibbus Deformity". J Emerg Med. 49 (3): 340–1. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.04.004. PMID 26095218.
  5. Singh R, Magu NK (2015). "Evaluation of the Behavior of Spinal Deformities in Tuberculosis of the Spine in Adults". Asian Spine J. 9 (5): 741–7. doi:10.4184/asj.2015.9.5.741. PMC 4591446. PMID 26435793.
  6. Zhang Y, Yu YS, Tang ZH, Zang GQ (2015). "Pott's kyphosis". QJM. 108 (6): 507. doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcu229. PMID 25413798.

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