Open AccessMultifocal Tubercular Osteomyelitis: A Case with Atypical Manifestations
Author(s) -
Mukesh Thawani,
Elizabeth K. Hale,
Eyassu HabteGabr
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
tuberculosis research and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-1518
pISSN - 2090-150X
DOI - 10.1155/2011/483802
Subject(s) - medicine , anorexia , osteomyelitis , tuberculosis , weight loss , extrapulmonary tuberculosis , pediatrics , dermatology , surgery , pathology , mycobacterium tuberculosis , obesity
Skeletal tuberculosis (TB) accounts for about 1–2% of all TB cases and 10% of extrapulmonary TB cases. We present a 19-year-old male with multifocal tubercular osteomyelitis, who presented with progressively worsening back pain, weight loss, fatigue, anorexia, decreased mobility, low-grade fever, and night sweats—but without pulmonary involvement.
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