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Upper cervical spine tuberculosis

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Tuberculosis is an infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis; mainly affects the lungs; spinal tuberculosis presents 6 % of the extrapulmonary locations; Upper cervical spine tuberculosis is a rare condition and counts only 0.3 to 1 % of all spinal tuberculosis; that makes it a rare condition studied by few case reports. We report a case of upper cervical spine tuberculosis of the atlantoaxial facet joint.

Source: Romanian Neurosurgery

DOI: 10.33962/roneuro-2021-029

Authors: Adel Khelifa, Lakhdar Berchiche, Walid Bennabi, Muneer Al Zekri, Abdelhalim Morsli

Language: English

Topic: Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4285449371

FWCI: 0.085

Cites: 3

Cited by: 1

Related to: 10