title: Pleural involvement in spinal tuberculosis.
abstract: Spinal tuberculosis or Pott's disease of the spine associated with pleural involvement has long intrigued researchers regarding the nature and pathogenesis of their occurrence. We describe two interesting patients of spinal tuberculosis, one with cervical and another with thoracic spine disease, with pleural involvement, which developed after lateral extension of cold abscess involving the parietal pleura, and without any evidence of pulmonary disease.
authors.forename: Hardeep Singh
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Malhotra
authors.forename: Ravindra Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: Tushar Premraj
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Raut
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D010994:Pleura / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*