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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Main Authors: G. Nayantara Rao, Jayasri Helen Gali, S. Narasimha Rao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4013471
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