[Spinal tuberculosis in children: contribution of imaging to diagnostic and therapeutic management].
BACKGROUND
Spinal tuberculosis is an increasingly common condition, particularly in children.


METHODS
A 2-year-old boy presented with spinal tuberculosis with psoas abscesses. Radiological imaging played a major role in the diagnostic process.


CONCLUSIONS
In children, spinal tuberculosis is a serious condition due to its rapid spread. Clinical symptoms are often insidious and histological and bacteriological studies may fail to disclose the diagnosis. Radiological investigations are essential in the diagnostic approach.
Papavero
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Service de Radiologie B, CHRU J. Minjoz, Besançon.
Bissuel
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Gruel
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Janoyer
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Godeau
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Runge
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*
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