A Rare Case Report of Tuberculous Infection in a Previously Neglected Dysplastic Hip of a Young Woman.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 32440628.
- Also identified by DOI 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-19-00144 and PMC identifier 7209812.
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Abstract
A 14-year-old girl presented with an insidious onset of left hip pain, limp, and intermittent fever for a 3-month duration. Patient had a history of toe walking since childhood which continued into adolescence. On radiographic investigations, she was found to have a dysplastic hip with fluid collection around the hip which was surgically drained. The microbiological investigations proved the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB). Accordingly, she was started on anti-TB chemotherapy as per drug sensitivity. TB infection in a previously neglected dysplastic hip is not reported as per our knowledge and poses unique diagnostic and management difficulties.
Medical subject headings
- Hip Dislocation
- Tuberculosis
Anatomy
- hip