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Multifocal skeletal tuberculosis: A case report.
- Source :
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Experimental & Therapeutic Medicine . Apr2016, Vol. 11 Issue 4, p1288-1292. 5p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Tuberculosis (TB) of the musculoskeletal system is a rare clinical condition. Multifocal bone involvement is extremely rare and difficult to recognize. Thus, due to the diverse and atypical clinical manifestations of multifocal skeletal TB, the disease is easy to misdiagnose. In the present study, a rare case of atypical disseminated multifocal skeletal TB was reported, which exhibited uncommon findings in radiological images that were more suggestive of a hematological malignancy or metastatic disease. In conclusion, the diagnosis of this condition by conventional diagnostic methods is challenging. The importance of CT-guided needle biopsy and open biopsy in the diagnosis of skeletal TB was emphasized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17920981
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Experimental & Therapeutic Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 113492815
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3032