Pott's disease epidemiology and demographics

Spinal tuberculosis is the most common extrapulmonary tuberculosis affecting the skeletal system affecting 10% of the patients with extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. Pott’s disease affects adults and is more common in males.

• Skeletal involvement occurs approximately in 10% of patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis.^[1]
• Spinal tuberculosis is the most commonly affected site in skeletal tuberculosis and accounts for 50% of cases with skeletal tuberculosis.^[1]

Pott’s disease occurs primarily in adults in the United States and other developed countries. In developing countries, it occurs primarily in young adults and older children.^[2]

Pott’s disease is more common in males (male-to-female ratio of 1.5-2:1).

Pott’s disease primarily affects African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, and foreign-born individuals.

In the Netherlands, musculoskeletal tuberculosis accounted for 3.5% of all tuberculosis cases between 1993 and 2001.

There are nearly 6 million radiologically proven cases of tuberculosis in India. Of all the patients suffering from tuberculosis, nearly 1–2% have involvement of the skeletal system. Pott’s disease is the most common form of skeletal tuberculosis, and constitutes about 50% of all cases of skeletal tuberculosis.

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