Acute back pain, unexplained weight loss, fever and night sweats: If
they persist beyond a week, there is cause to worry, health experts
caution. Such symptoms are synonymous with spinal tuberculosis, which
accounts almost 50 percent of musculo-skeletal TB in developing
countries, the experts say. "Spinal tuberculosis, also known as Pott
spine, is one of the most common spinal diseases in India. It represents
almost 50 percent of the musculo-skeletal tuberculosis in the
developing countries," Shashi Baliyan, managing director, of Clearmedi
Healthcare Private Limited, a multidimensional service provider, told
IANS. TB in humans is caused by the Mycobacterium Tuberculosis bacteria.
