Isolated lytic bone lesion in tuberculosis

Causes of lytic bone lesions include benign, malignant, and infectious processes. Lytic lesions due to tuberculosis (TB) may closely mimic those due to tumors such as bone cyst, osteoblastoma, osteosarcoma, and metastatic bone disease radiologically. Histopathology and culture help in definitive dia...

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Main Author:	Mansoor C Abdulla
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:	International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:	Extra pulmonary tuberculosis lytic bone lesion tuberculosis
Online Access:	http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2017;volume=6;issue=2;spage=191;epage=192;aulast=Abdulla

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spelling	doaj-b93108002e1e47a8b80aa9961579f2972020-11-24T23:08:54ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsInternational Journal of Mycobacteriology2212-55312212-554X2017-01-016219119210.4103/ijmy.ijmy_62_17Isolated lytic bone lesion in tuberculosisMansoor C AbdullaCauses of lytic bone lesions include benign, malignant, and infectious processes. Lytic lesions due to tuberculosis (TB) may closely mimic those due to tumors such as bone cyst, osteoblastoma, osteosarcoma, and metastatic bone disease radiologically. Histopathology and culture help in definitive diagnosis and prompt management. We describe an immunocompetent patient with isolated lytic bone lesion in the distal part of ulna due to TB to make the readers aware of such unusual presentations of TB.http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2017;volume=6;issue=2;spage=191;epage=192;aulast=AbdullaExtra pulmonary tuberculosislytic bone lesiontuberculosis
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author	Mansoor C Abdulla
spellingShingle	Mansoor C Abdulla Isolated lytic bone lesion in tuberculosis International Journal of Mycobacteriology Extra pulmonary tuberculosis lytic bone lesion tuberculosis
author_facet	Mansoor C Abdulla
author_sort	Mansoor C Abdulla
title	Isolated lytic bone lesion in tuberculosis
title_short	Isolated lytic bone lesion in tuberculosis
title_full	Isolated lytic bone lesion in tuberculosis
title_fullStr	Isolated lytic bone lesion in tuberculosis
title_full_unstemmed	Isolated lytic bone lesion in tuberculosis
title_sort	isolated lytic bone lesion in tuberculosis
publisher	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series	International Journal of Mycobacteriology
issn	2212-5531 2212-554X
publishDate	2017-01-01
description	Causes of lytic bone lesions include benign, malignant, and infectious processes. Lytic lesions due to tuberculosis (TB) may closely mimic those due to tumors such as bone cyst, osteoblastoma, osteosarcoma, and metastatic bone disease radiologically. Histopathology and culture help in definitive diagnosis and prompt management. We describe an immunocompetent patient with isolated lytic bone lesion in the distal part of ulna due to TB to make the readers aware of such unusual presentations of TB.
topic	Extra pulmonary tuberculosis lytic bone lesion tuberculosis
url	http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2017;volume=6;issue=2;spage=191;epage=192;aulast=Abdulla
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Isolated lytic bone lesion in tuberculosis

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