Tuberculosis of the spine, causing paralysis [Described 1779. After Sir Percivall Pott (1714-88), London surgeon.]
Tuberculosis of the spine; it is rare and, if untreated, leads to bone destruction and skeletal deformity.
Tuberculosis of the backbone, usually transmitted by infected cows’ milk. Untreated, it can lead to a hunchback deformity.
A traditional name often applied to the angular curvature of the spine which results from tuberculous disease. The disease is named after Percivall Pott, an English surgeon (1714-88), who first described the condition.
Spinal kyphosis caused by tuberculosis of the spine.