Open AccessTuberculosis of fifth metatarsal bone- a rare case report
Author(s) -
Apoorva HC,
Sanjeev Kumar,
Suresh Kumar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
medicine science | international medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2147-0634
DOI - 10.5455/medscience.2018.07.8948
Subject(s) - tuberculosis , medicine , metatarsal bones , first metatarsal , dermatology , orthodontics , surgery , pathology , osteotomy
Abscess and ulcers of foot are common in adult, especially if they are diabetic and are commonly caused due to pyogenic infection. However, occasionally atypical organism gives us surgical surprises. Rarely,do we encounter tuberculosis of foot.We report rare case of tuberculosis of fifth metatarsal in a middle aged non diabetic female patient.
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