Tuberculosis of the neural arch. A report of four cases.
Four cases of spinal tuberculosis involving the posterior neural elements are reported; all the patients were from Africa. The condition is rare and its incidence may be different in different races. Neural arch involvement is likely to be associated with neurological complications.
Consorci Sanitari de Mataró, Spain.
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Tibau
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Fuster
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Auleda
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Ubierna
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Roca
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Alemany
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Ramón
D000328:Adult; D000354:Africa, Western / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013030:Spain; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000208:ethnology*