Spine tuberculosis diagnosis

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Hi, my mom has back ache since 2 months. It increases when she works a lot. I just wonder if it could be because of spine tuberculosis. But she got her x ray done, it was fine. Is spine tuberculosis detected in x ray?

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Dr. Amitabh Gupta Neurosurgeon 26 yrs exp Delhi · Accepted Answer

Dr. Amitabh Gupta

Neurosurgeon 26 yrs exp Delhi

Backache has many causes and needs proper treatment to avoid it becoming persistent and chronic. TB can be detected if damage is severe on X-ray. Thanks

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