Pott's disease

名詞

不可算名詞

A presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that affects the spine, a kind of tuberculous arthritis of the intervertebral joints.

日本語の意味

脊椎に発生する結核感染症で、結核菌が椎体や椎間関節に影響を及ぼし、破壊や変形を引き起こす病態

The patient was diagnosed with Pott's disease after MRI revealed destruction of the thoracic vertebrae and an epidural abscess.

患者は、胸椎の破壊と硬膜外膿瘍がMRIで明らかになり、脊椎結核と診断されました。

意味（1）

A presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that affects the spine, a kind of tuberculous arthritis of the intervertebral joints.