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Tuberculosis Spine Presenting as Multiple Skip Lesions and Non-Contiguous Paraspinal Abscesses: An Atypical Presentation

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India

    Dhrubajyoti Sharma, Aravind Swaminathan & Surjit Singh

  2. Allergy-Immunology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

    Deepti Suri

  3. Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

    Akshay Kumar Saxena & Ajay Kumar

  4. Department of Cytology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

    Raje Nijhawan

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Sharma, D., Swaminathan, A., Suri, D. et al. Tuberculosis Spine Presenting as Multiple Skip Lesions and Non-Contiguous Paraspinal Abscesses: An Atypical Presentation. Indian J Pediatr 81, 961–962 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-013-1210-9

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