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Skeletal Tuberculosis

Skeletal tuberculosis (TB) refers to TB involvement of the bones and/or joints. It is an ancient disease; features of spinal TB have been identified in Egyptian mummies dating back 9000 years [1,2], and analysis of 483 pre-Columbian skeletons in Chile showed lesions consistent with bony TB in 2 percent of cases [3].