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Tuberculosis, Spinal MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Tuberculosis, Spinal
Tree Number(s)
C01.150.252.410.040.552.846.617.525.722
C01.160.886.722
C05.116.165.886.722
C05.116.900.853.850
Unique ID
D014399
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014399
Annotation
coordinate IM with specific vertebra (IM); do not confuse entry term POTT DISEASE with POTT-PUFFY TUMOR
Scope Note
Osteitis or caries of the vertebrae, usually occurring as a complication of tuberculosis of the lungs.
Entry Term(s)
Pott Disease
Pott's Disease
Pott's Paraplegia
NLM Classification #
WE 253
See Also
Pott Puffy Tumor
Date Introduced
1966/01/01
Last Updated
2021/10/18
Tuberculosis, Spinal Preferred
Pott's Paraplegia Narrower
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