Tuberculosis manifesting as multifocal lytic cortical lesions in the femur.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Tuberculosis remains a major international health problem despite advances in radiological diagnosis and antituberculous therapy. Disseminated tuberculous infection affecting a single bone and manifested as multifocal lytic cortical lesions is rare and unusual. We report on a 50-year-old man with multifocal involvement of the femur by tuberculosis and demonstrate positive reaction using tuberculosis-polymerase chain reaction on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded histological specimens.
Medical subject headings
- Femoral Fractures
- Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular
Anatomy
- femur