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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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Pulmonary tuberculosis presenting acutely as paraplegia: An unusual presentation
Apurva Pande
Department of Medicine, Subharti Institute of Medical Sciences, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Apurva Pande
C-11, Jawahar Quarters, Meerut - 250 001, Uttar Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2249-4863.120771
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Extrapulmonary tuberculosis most commonly involves the bones and the spine. The present case is that of a young boy who presented with acute onset paraplegia without any pre-existant complaints of cough with sputum, fever, night sweats or weight loss. |
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