Multifocal osteoarticular tuberculosis of the extremities in an immunocompetent young man without pulmonary disease: A case report

  • Authors:
    • Shuang Hu
    • Jia Guo
    • Ting Ji
    • Guohua Shen
    • Anren Kuang
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  • Published online on: April 14, 2015     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2425
  • Pages: 2299-2302
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Abstract

Osteoarticular tuberculosis (TB), an uncommon form of extrapulmonary TB, is a universal mimicker and thus represents a potential differential diagnosis of any osteolytic lesion. The present study describes a case of multifocal osteoarticular TB in an immunocompetent young man who presented with swelling and extremity pain. The patient underwent plain radiography, bone scan and magnetic resonance imaging. A diagnosis was ultimately made based on the pathology results from his second left toe. The patient responded well to anti‑TB medication. The radiological findings of multifocal osteoarticular TB are described in this report. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of multifocal osteoarticular TB symmetrically affecting all the extremities.
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Hu S, Guo J, Ji T, Shen G and Kuang A: Multifocal osteoarticular tuberculosis of the extremities in an immunocompetent young man without pulmonary disease: A case report. Exp Ther Med 9: 2299-2302, 2015
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Hu, S., Guo, J., Ji, T., Shen, G., & Kuang, A. (2015). Multifocal osteoarticular tuberculosis of the extremities in an immunocompetent young man without pulmonary disease: A case report. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 9, 2299-2302. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2425
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Hu, S., Guo, J., Ji, T., Shen, G., Kuang, A."Multifocal osteoarticular tuberculosis of the extremities in an immunocompetent young man without pulmonary disease: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 9.6 (2015): 2299-2302.
Chicago
Hu, S., Guo, J., Ji, T., Shen, G., Kuang, A."Multifocal osteoarticular tuberculosis of the extremities in an immunocompetent young man without pulmonary disease: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 9, no. 6 (2015): 2299-2302. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2425