Tuberculosis of the spine. Gross specimen of a spine infected with tuberculosis (TB), a condition known as Pott's disease. The vertebrae (blocks) have

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Tuberculosis of the spine. Gross specimen of a spine infected with tuberculosis (TB), a condition known as Pott's disease. The vertebrae (blocks) have softened and collapsed causing a curved spine (kyphosis). Pott's disease is a secondary disease to TB and is caused when the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria move from the lungs to the spine.

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Photo credit: © OTIS HISTORICAL ARCHIVES, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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