tuberculous spondylitis


tu·ber·cu·lous spon·dy·li·tis

tuberculous infection of the spine associated with a sharp angulation of the spine at the point of disease. Synonym(s): Pott disease

tu·ber·cu·lous spon·dy·li·tis

(tū-bĕr'kyū-lŭs spon'di-lī'tis) Tuberculous infection of the spine associated with a sharp angulation of the spine at the point of disease.
Synonym(s): Pott disease.

Pott,

Sir Percivall, English surgeon, 1713-1788. Pott abscess - tuberculous abscess of the spine.Pott aneurysm - dilation and tortuosity of a vein resulting from an acquired communication with an adjacent artery. Synonym(s): aneurysmal varixPott curvature - a gibbous deformity, i.e., a sharp angulation of the spine, occurring in Pott disease. Synonym(s): angular curvaturePott disease - tuberculous infection of the spine associated with a sharp angulation of the spine at the point of disease. Synonym(s): tuberculous spondylitisPott eversion osteotomyPott fracture - fracture of the lower part of the fibula and of the malleolus of the tibia, with outward displacement of the foot.Pott gangrene - dry gangrene occurring in the aged in consequence of occlusion of an artery, particularly affecting the extremities. Synonym(s): senile gangrenePott paralysis - Synonym(s): Pott paraplegiaPott paraplegia - paralysis of the lower part of the body and the extremities due to pressure on the spinal cord as the result of tuberculous spondylitis. Synonym(s): Pott paralysisPott puffy tumor - a circumscribed swelling of the scalp indicating an underlying osteitis of the skull or an extradural abscess.Pott spinal curvaturePott I syndrome - Synonym(s): Dupuytren fracturePott II syndrome - dry gangrene caused by arterial obstruction. Synonym(s): senile gangrene

tu·ber·cu·lous spon·dy·li·tis

(tū-bĕr'kyū-lŭs spon'di-lī'tis) Tuberculous infection of the spine associated with a sharp angulation of the spine at the point of disease.
Synonym(s): Pott disease.