Clinical features of T.B. Spine are AJE –
Correct Answer: Weight gain
Description: There is weight loss (not gain).
The presenting complains are : -
Back pain : Commonest and earliest symptom. Initially, pain occurs on the sudden movement of the spine.
The stiffness of back : Is also an early symptom and occur along with pain.
Visible deformity: Gibbus or Kyphosis
Localized swelling : Due to cold abscess
Paraplagia : In neglected cases
Constitutional symptoms : Evening fever, loss of appetite, night sweat, loss of weight.
On examination, following findings may be seen : -
Decreased range of motion.
Local tenderness : Over the spinous process of an affected vertebra.
Deformity : -
Cervical spine : - Straight neck with loss of cervical lordosis.
Thoracic : - Gibbus/kyphosis
Lumbar : - Loss of lumbar lordosis
iv) Para-vertebral swelling : - Cold abscess
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