Delayed diagnosis of severe tuberculous spondylodiscitis in an asylum seeker; patient or doctors delay?

Delayed diagnosis of severe tuberculous spondylodiscitis in an asylum seeker; patient or doctors delay?

The still increasing global migration affects the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) in European countries. We present the case of an asylum seeker from a TB high-endemic country, who presented with severe TB spondylodiscitis and need for emergency surgery. The patient had a history of recurrent ster...

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Main Authors: Kristina Langholz Kristensen, MD, Daria Podlekareva, MD, PhD, Pernille Ravn, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Immigrant
Refugees
Extrapulmonal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007117301077

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