Pott’s disease in the spine is a pathognomic sign of Mycobacterium. (IMAGE)

Eötvös Loránd University

Pott’s disease in the spine is a pathognomic sign of Mycobacterium.

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Pott’s disease in the spine is a pathognomic sign of Mycobacterium. The presence of the pathogen causes the destruction and collapse of the vertebral bodies resulting in gibbus formation and fusion (ankylosis) of the vertebrae. 

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Photo by Évinger Sándor (Hungarian Natural History Museum)

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