Pott's disease laboratory findings

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Diagnosis of spinal tuberculosis requires a combination of clinical features with presence of confirmatory findings on imaging studies. Establishing the etiology requires the demonstration of acid fast bacilli on microscopy or a postive culture of a biopsy for mycobacterium tuberculosis or PCR of the organism.

Laboratory Findings

Blood tests:
- CBC: leukocytosis^[1]
- Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate >100 mm/h

References

↑ Chen CH, Chen YM, Lee CW, Chang YJ, Cheng CY, Hung JK (2016). “Early diagnosis of spinal tuberculosis”. J Formos Med Assoc. 115 (10): 825–836. doi:10.1016/j.jfma.2016.07.001. PMID 27522334.

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[pmid27522334-1] Chen CH, Chen YM, Lee CW, Chang YJ, Cheng CY, Hung JK (2016). “Early diagnosis of spinal tuberculosis”. J Formos Med Assoc. 115 (10): 825–836. doi:10.1016/j.jfma.2016.07.001. PMID 27522334.

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