[Intrathoracic Pott's abscesses, radiologic pitfalls for the pneumologist]

Rev Pneumol Clin. 1990;46(2):55-60.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The authors have conducted a retrospective study of 200 cases of tuberculous spondylitis, and wish to draw attention to the clinical and, chiefly, radiological aspects of the disease. Intrathoracic Pott's abscesses are principally observed in developing countries but they are not exceptional in France, and their varied semeiology deserves to be described.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Bronchial Fistula / etiology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Developing Countries
  • Discitis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Discitis / etiology
  • Djibouti
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Thoracic Vertebrae
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / complications
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tuberculosis, Spinal / complications
  • Tuberculosis, Spinal / diagnostic imaging*