Spine, tuberculosis (Pott's disease)
ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Spine, tuberculosis (Pott's disease) |
ICD10 code: | M49.0 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | none assigned |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | none |
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Additional Info
Potts Disease is a form of tuberculosis that occurs outside the lungs whereby disease is seen in the vertebrae. It makes up about half of all TB-related bone infections (see also Arthritis, due to tuberculosis).
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