Pott's disease in pregnancy - The University of Chicago Department ...
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Treatment<br />
Pregnant women diagnosed with TB should be treated without delay1, 3, 5<br />
Drug therapy is cornerstone <strong>of</strong> successful management<br />
Unlike the management <strong>of</strong> many <strong>in</strong>fected fluid collections, dra<strong>in</strong>age and<br />
surgery <strong>in</strong> Pott’s <strong>disease</strong> are adjunctive, rather than primary,<br />
<strong>in</strong>terventions<br />
Adjunctive post-parturition surgery – abscess dra<strong>in</strong>age, debridement <strong>of</strong><br />
necrotic bone and disc, and reconstruction <strong>of</strong> local sp<strong>in</strong>al column<br />
Agent Pregnancy<br />
Category<br />
Isoniazid C<br />
Rifamp<strong>in</strong> C<br />
Pyraz<strong>in</strong>amide C<br />
Ethambutol B<br />
Streptomyc<strong>in</strong> D<br />
1. Hamadeh MA, Glassroth J. Chest 1992; 101: 1114-1120.<br />
2. McLa<strong>in</strong> RF, Isada C. Cleveland Cl<strong>in</strong>ic Journal <strong>of</strong> Medic<strong>in</strong>e 2004; 71(7): 537-549.<br />
3. Rosenfeld JV, Torey EI, Michael MS, Johnson MM. J Cl<strong>in</strong> Neuroscience 1998; 5(2): 212-215.
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