Osteoarticular tuberculosis: increasing incidence of a difficult clinical diagnosis
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Osteoarticular tuberculosis: increasing incidence of a difficult clinical diagnosis.
British Journal of General Practice, July 2013 385 INTRODUCTION Osteoarticular tuberculosis, especially in the foot is uncommon.1 It makes up less than 3% of cases of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. As such, it has remained a diagnostic enigma despite improvements in investigative technology.1–4 It is an aggressive disease. Any significant delay in diagnosis may lead to spread of the infection fr...
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The varied clinical presentation of osteoarticular tuberculosis makes the diagnosis an enigma. This report underlines the fact that osteoarticular tuberculosis can present in the most atypical pattern. It also emphasises the need for a high index of clinical suspicion and the low threshold for tissue biopsy for establishing the diagnosis.
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of General Practice
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0960-1643,1478-5242
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp13x669383