title: [Unusual sites of Pott's disease. Apropos of fourteen cases].
abstract: The diagnosis of Pott's disease is generally easy exception unusual sites whose diagnosis is requires cross-section imaging and needle biopsy. The authors report 14 cases of atypical forms of Pott's disease: 7 cases of centro-somatic forms 4 cases of sub-occipital Pott's disease, 2 cases of posterior arch and one case of sub-ligamentous vertebral tuberculosis. The radiological diagnosis of Pott's disease is suggested by the presence of a paravertebral abscess noted in 12 cases tuberculous spondylitis associated in 3 cases and multifocal involvement in 9 cases.
authors.affiliation: Service Central de Radiologie, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ousehal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdelouafi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chikhaoui
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kadiri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001269:Atlanto-Occipital Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D015299:Discitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
vernacular_title: Localisations inhabituelles du Mal de Pott. A propos de quatorze cas.