Iatrogenic POTT’S Spine: Report of Two Cases and Review of Literature
IATROGENIC POTT’S SPINE:
Keywords:
Potts’ spine, post-discectomy infection, tuberculosis, Iatrogenic Pott’s spine, Iatrogenic tuberculosis
Abstract
Background: Pott’s spine is the commonest presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis spreading through the hematogenous route. Iatrogenic Pott’s spine is a rare condition.
Case Presentation: We report two patients who underwent primary spinal intervention which got complicated with post-operative discitis. Imaging, serological and histopathological investigations were diagnostic of tubercular spondylodiscitis.
Conclusions: Iatrogenic Pott’s spine must be kept in mind when investigating a patient who has been operated in the past for spinal pathology.
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7. Silber JS, Anderson DG, Vaccaro AR, Anderson PA, McCormick P. Management of postprocedural discitis. Spine J 2002; 2:279–87.
8. Harris AE, Hennicke C, Byers K, Welch WC. Postoperative discitis due to propionibacterium acnes: A case report and review of the literature. Surgical Neurology 2005; 63:538-41.
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Published
2022-02-07
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Singh V, Deep K, Khurshid N. Iatrogenic POTT’S Spine: Report of Two Cases and Review of Literature. jms [Internet]. 2022Feb.7 [cited 2026Oct.2];25(1):42-4. Available from: https://www.jmsskims.org/index.php/jms/article/view/1168
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