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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Spinal tuberculosis presenting as chronic low back pain and initially misdiagnosed as a lumbar sprain: a case report
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Department of Pharmacy, the Fourth People’s Hospital of Nanning, China
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Department of Clinical Laboratory, Qingxiu Branch, the First People’s Hospital of Nanning, China
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Tuberculosis Department, the Fourth People’s Hospital of Nanning, China
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Department of Surgery, the Fourth People’s Hospital of Nanning, China
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Department of Clinical Laboratory, the Fourth People’s Hospital of Nanning, China
These authors had equal contribution to this work
Submission date: 2026-07-28
Final revision date: 2026-09-18
Acceptance date: 2026-10-13
Online publication date: 2026-10-21
Corresponding author
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