Multifocal skeletal tuberculosis: A case report

Zhang,Liang; Wang,Jingcheng; Feng,Xinmin; Tao,Yuping; Yang,Jiandong; Zhang,Shenfei; Cai,Jun

doi:10.3892/etm.2016.3032

Multifocal skeletal tuberculosis: A case report

Authors:
- Liang Zhang
- Jingcheng Wang
- Xinmin Feng
- Yuping Tao
- Jiandong Yang
- Shenfei Zhang
- Jun Cai
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Affiliations: Department of Orthopedics, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Subei People's Hospital of Jiangsu, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225001, P.R. China
Published online on: January 29, 2016 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3032
Pages: 1288-1292
Copyright: © Zhang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) of the musculoskeletal system is a rare clinical condition. Multifocal bone involvement is extremely rare and difficult to recognize. Thus, due to the diverse and atypical clinical manifestations of multifocal skeletal TB, the disease is easy to misdiagnose. In the present study, a rare case of atypical disseminated multifocal skeletal TB was reported, which exhibited uncommon findings in radiological images that were more suggestive of a hematological malignancy or metastatic disease. In conclusion, the diagnosis of this condition by conventional diagnostic methods is challenging. The importance of CT‑guided needle biopsy and open biopsy in the diagnosis of skeletal TB was emphasized.

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