Vertebral bodies show variable degrees of destruction. Fusiform paravertebral shadows suggest abscess formation. Bone lesions may occur at more than one level.Bone scan
Computed tomography of the spine
Bone biopsy
MRI

Prevention
Controlling the spread of tuberculosis infection can prevent tuberculous spondylitis and arthritis. Patients who have a positive PPD test (but not active tuberculosis) may decrease their risk by properly taking medicines to prevent tuberculosis. To effectively treat tuberculosis, patients must take their medications exactly as prescribed. Management
Nonoperative – antituberculous drugs
Analgesics
Immobilization of the spine region using different types of braces and collars
Surgery may be necessary, especially to drain spinal abscesses or debride bony lesions fully or to stabilize the spine. A 2007 review found just two randomized clinical trials with at least one-year follow-up that compared chemotherapy plus surgery with chemotherapy alone for treating people diagnosed with active tuberculosis of the spine. As such, no high-quality evidence exists, but the results of this study indicates that surgery should not be recommended routinely and clinicians have to selectively judge and decide on which patients to operate. Thoracic spinal fusion with or without instrumentation as a last resort. Physical therapy for pain-relieving modalities, postural education, and teaching a home-exercise program for strength and flexibility

Prognosis
Vertebral collapse resulting in kyphosis
Spinal cord compression
Sinus formation
Paraplegia (so-called Potts paraplegia)

History
Saint Gemma of Lucca had tuberculosis of the spine. English poets Alexander Pope and William Ernest Henley both had Pott disease. Anna Roosevelt Cowles, sister of President Theodore Roosevelt, had Pott disease.
See also
Hypertension and brachydactyly syndrome
Thumb stiffness-brachydactyly-intellectual disability syndrome
Clubbed thumb
Syndactyly

References
External links

Type A2
Brachydactyly type A1 at NIHs Office of Rare Diseases
Brachydactyly type A2 at NIHs Office of Rare Diseases
Brachydactyly type A3 at NIHs Office of Rare Diseases
Brachydactyly type A6 at NIHs Office of Rare Diseases
Brachydactyly type A7 at NIHs Office of Rare Diseases
Brachydactyly type B at NIHs Office of Rare Diseases
Brachydactyly type C at NIHs Office of Rare Diseases
Brachydactyly type E at NIHs Office of Rare Diseases
Brachydactyly types B and E combined at NIHs Office of Rare Diseases