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Address: 88, RPS, Sheikh Sarai Phase 1, Sheikh Sarai, New Delhi, Delhi 110017, India, New Delhi, India, 110017
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It is an infection of the spine caused by tuberculosis that can cause osteomyelitis, kyphotic deformity, and spinal mechanical instability. The diagnosis is made using a CT-guided biopsy sent for acid-fast bacilli. Bracing and anti-tuberculosis antibiotics are typically used as a treatment in the absence of neurological defects or mechanical instability. Surgical intervention is required when there are neurological deficits, progressive kyphosis, and/or mechanical instability. Tuberculosis risk factors include poverty, overcrowding, illiteracy, malnutrition, alcoholism, drug abuse, diabetes mellitus, immunosuppressive treatment, and HIV infection. These are all risk factors for spinal tuberculosis.