A rare presentation of isolated carpal bone tuberculous osteomyelitis mimicking gouty arthritis

A rare presentation of isolated carpal bone tuberculous osteomyelitis mimicking gouty arthritis

Tuberculosis (TB) is the most prevalent infectious disease in Southeast Asia. It causes both pulmonary and extrapulmonary diseases. TB of the wrist is rare and presents as osteomyelitis or tenosynovitis. We report a middle-aged male with carpal bone tuberculous osteomyelitis. He presented with left...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Faisal Abdul Hamid, Suvindran Raj Rajandiran, Andrea Ban Yu-Lin, Jamari Sapuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
carpal bone tuberculosis
extrapulmonary
osteomyelitis
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2020;volume=9;issue=3;spage=325;epage=328;aulast=Abdul

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http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2020;volume=9;issue=3;spage=325;epage=328;aulast=Abdul

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