Pott's disease

• TB is most common infection of pediatric spine

• paraspinal abscess
• +/- calcification

DDx:

• nontuberculous spondylitis
• primary or metastatic neoplasm (rarely only at 1 level)
• histiocytosis (usually --> collapse {vert plana})

© 2002, C.E. Kahn, Jr.
2002-04-18