Pott's disease
Pott's disease is a presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that affects the spine, a kind of tuberculous arthritis of the intervertebral joints. More precisely it is called tuberculous spondyloarthropathy and the original name was formed after Percivall Pott (1714-1788), a London surgeon. It is most commonly localized in the thoracic portion of the spine. The fictional Hunchback of Notre Dame had a gibbous deformity (humpback) that is thought to have been caused by tuberculosis.
Related Topics:
Tuberculosis - Spine - Arthritis - Spondyloarthropathy - Percivall Pott - London - Thoracic - Hunchback of Notre Dame - Humpback
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| ► | Diagnosis |
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