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Skeletal tuberculosis is:

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Skeletal tuberculosis is:


  1. Of historical interest only.
  2. Increasing in association with patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
  3. Most frequently encountered at the thoracolumbar junction.
  4. Seen in the absence of visceral tubercular infection.

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B. Increasing in association with patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.

C. Most frequently encountered at the thoracolumbar junction.

DISCUSSION: Skeletal tuberculosis is still present and is occurring with increased frequency in patients with HIV infection. The thoracolumbar junction is most frequently affected. Skeletal tuberculosis is a sequel to pulmonary or gastrointestinal tuberculosis.

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