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Pott's Disease in Pregnancy: A Case Report and Review

Author(s) -

N Yusuf,

Albatool Ali,

Q Ahmad,

L. Rahman,

Taslima Nigar

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

taj journal of teachers association

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2408-8854

pISSN - 1019-8555

DOI - 10.3329/taj.v22i2.37745

Subject(s) - medicine , paraplegia , umbilicus (mollusc) , pregnancy , surgery , complication , spinal cord compression , foot drop , spinal cord , tuberculosis , pathology , biology , genetics , psychiatry

Spinal tuberculosis (Pott's disease) during pregnancy reported to be rare & can be associated with destruction of the intervertebral disc & adjacent vertebrae that can lead to cord compression & thereby paraplegia or quadriplegia. Delay in diagnosis is common & most cases are diagnosed when paraplegia has already been occurred. This serious complication requires special attention during pregnancy & delivery. Here we reported a case of term pregnancy with Pott's paraplegia. As the patient had complete motor & sensory loss from D7 level, (above the level of umbilicus to the lower limbs) LUCS was done without anesthesia & a healthy female baby was delivered. She did not require any analgesia post operatively.TAJ 2009; 22(1): 282-286

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