Most people believe that tuberculosis (TB) is a lung disease that affects our lungs. Yet, other organs and tissues in the body are also impacted by this potentially serious viral sickness. The spine is the bone that is most frequently impacted by TB infection. Spinal TB refers to the spread of tuberculosis to the spine. Other names for spinal TB include Pott's disease and tuberculous spondylitis. When it affects the spine, the disc and related spinal bone become infected. Over time, it causes the vertebral body to be destroyed and the spinal column to collapse, resulting in the kyphosis deformity (hunchback). Mycobacterium tuberculosis, an organism known to cause TB, is known to start as a lung infection. It can readily spread to the spine and result in spinal arthritis if left untreated. The spinal disc starts to deteriorate and get less nutrients when the infection spreads to two nearby joints. As a disc gives way, the vertebrae constrict and fall as well, injuring the spinal cord.
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