Paciente con mal de pott y aplicación del proceso de atención de enfermería en el área comunitaria

Abstract

Pott's disease or also known as ankylosing spondylitis, within the types of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis is considered the most frequent worldwide by 50% unlike other considerations, being common that this pathology occurs in children and not in adults as is the case study of this work. Ankylosing spondylitis results in the arrival of the causative agent (Koch's bacillus) into the spinal cord through the blood or lymphatic route, causing devastating vertebrae injuries and severe spinal complications if the disease is not diagnosed and treated on time. The objective of this case analysis is to analyze the risk factors that cause a greater incidence in extrapulmonary tuberculosis through the literature review and application of the nursing care process in the first level of care. The problem that was found in the present case study is ankylosing spondylitis, the same that was evident in a 51-year-old patient treated at the Santa Teresita Hospital in the City of Santa Rosa in the second half of 2017.