Tuberculous Dactylitis: An Uncommon Presentation of a Common Infection
Tuberculous dactylitis is an unusual form of osteoarticular tuberculosis involving the short tubular bones of hands and feet, which is uncommon beyond six years of age. We report the case of a fifteen-year-old adolescent boy who was diagnosed with tuberculous dactylitis, involving contralateral hand...
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| description | Tuberculous dactylitis is an unusual form of osteoarticular tuberculosis involving the short tubular bones of hands and feet, which is uncommon beyond six years of age. We report the case of a fifteen-year-old adolescent boy who was diagnosed with tuberculous dactylitis, involving contralateral hand and foot. His diagnosis was delayed due to lack of suspicion of this rare entity. The report also examines the diagnostic difficulties faced by clinicians in arriving at an appropriate diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2d377dbb63c349f7bf75615ce5d6326f2025-02-03T05:43:49ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112016-01-01201610.1155/2016/40134714013471Tuberculous Dactylitis: An Uncommon Presentation of a Common InfectionG. Nayantara Rao0Jayasri Helen Gali1S. Narasimha Rao2Department of Pediatrics, Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Hyderabad 500096, IndiaDepartment of Pulmonology, Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Hyderabad 500096, IndiaDepartment of Pediatrics, Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Hyderabad 500096, IndiaTuberculous dactylitis is an unusual form of osteoarticular tuberculosis involving the short tubular bones of hands and feet, which is uncommon beyond six years of age. We report the case of a fifteen-year-old adolescent boy who was diagnosed with tuberculous dactylitis, involving contralateral hand and foot. His diagnosis was delayed due to lack of suspicion of this rare entity. The report also examines the diagnostic difficulties faced by clinicians in arriving at an appropriate diagnosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4013471 |
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| title | Tuberculous Dactylitis: An Uncommon Presentation of a Common Infection |
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| title_short | Tuberculous Dactylitis: An Uncommon Presentation of a Common Infection |
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