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| Year : 2003 | Volume
: 51
| Issue : 1 | Page : 69--70 |
Tuberculous osteitis of clivus
B Indira Devi1, AK Tyagi1, DI Bhat1, V Santosh2
1 Department of Neurosurgery, NIMHANS, Bangalore-560009, India
2 Department of Neuropathology, NIMHANS, Bangalore-560009, India
Correspondence Address:
B Indira Devi
Department of Neurosurgery, NIMHANS, Bangalore-560029
India
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PMID: 12865522 
Tuberculous osteitis of clivus is rare. Its diagnosis is difficult because of the rarity of the site and the non-specific nature of the disease. Management consists of confirmation of diagnosis by biopsy and chemotherapy with anti-tubercular drugs. Meningitis may complicate the clinical course, increase morbidity and mortality.
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