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Old 12-04-2013, 17:35   #51
doctom54
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With back pain, fever and night sweats Potts Disease is also in the differential.
Potts Disease is osteomyelitis of the spine caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) usually acquired from drinking unpasteurized milk in third world countries.
I've seen one case in an active duty soldier.
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