Bone tuberculosis simulating an exostosis

Bone tuberculosis simulating an exostosis

A 32-year old male presented with pain and swelling involving the distal third of the left thigh. He initially noticed a small swelling which eventually increased in size. Patient also had low grade fever without any diurnal variation. There was no past history of antitubercular treatment as well as there was no family history of tuberculosis. There was history of weight loss and loss of appeti...

Variants of exostosis of the bone in children.

Excision of an atypical case of palatal bone exostosis: a case report.

Bone exostosis has long been described in the literature, appearing in most cases as a torus palatinus or mandibularis. These two variations are relatively common and affect approximately 30% of the world's population. Incidence is even higher when human skulls are examined post mortem, indicating that in some cases the exostosis is small and cannot be seen under the soft tissue. Removal of an ...

Radiology in Bone and Articular Tuberculosis

In this article along with the brief review of the Radiologic signs of tuberculosis of the bones and joints there is emphasis on the out­standing sign's of the patients which we have seen in Iran. Tuberculosis of the vertebral column and specially paravertebral abscess is discussed. The prevalent signs of the disea·se in other bones and -joints are mentioned and different manifestations of tube...

Endobronchial tuberculosis simulating bronchial asthma.

A 23 years old female medical student presented to the Aga Khan Hospital with three months history of cough; sputum and weight loss. Physical examination at that time revealed bilateral wheeze and PEFR was reduced to 60% of predictive value. Chest X-ray PA and lateral views were normal. A diagnosis of bronchial asthma was made and patient was started on inhaled B2 agonist. Her cough slightly im...