Clinical presentation and imaging of a rare case of Tarsal Tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Kapetanakis Stylianos,
Chourmouzi Danai,
Papadopoulou Elissavet,
Oikonomou Dimitrios,
Gkantsinikoudis Nikolaos
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1299
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , presentation (obstetrics) , differential diagnosis , radiological weapon , foot (prosody) , surgery , radiology , pathology , philosophy , linguistics
Key Clinical Message A 43‐year‐old woman arrived to emergency unit of our hospital, referring intense deteriorated pain and swelling of midfoot. Rapid clinical evolvement of osteoarticular tuberculosis represents a potential clinical scenario. Clinicians should always include foot tuberculosis in differential diagnosis, in cases of severe clinical and radiological manifestations.
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