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Case Reports
. 2018 Dec 19;11(1):e228367.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-228367.

Froin's syndrome associated with spinal tuberculosis

Kripa Maharjan  1 , Sudeep Adhikari  2 , Buddha Basnyat  3
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Case Reports

Froin's syndrome associated with spinal tuberculosis

Kripa Maharjan et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Tb and other respiratory infections; bone and joint infections; spinal cord.

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Xanthochromic cerebrospinal fluid.
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MRI of a thoracic spine showing compression of T7 and T8 vertebrae along with discitis at T7–T8 level, prevertebral abscess extending from T6 to T9 level, and contrast enhancing soft-tissue density (epidural abscess) in the anterior aspect of cord from T6 to T8, compressing the spinal cord.
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