Spina Ventosa of the Left Index Finger in an Indian Girl With No Pulmonary Involvement: A Rare Case

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a significant issue in endemic countries. The most common manifestation of skeletal children spondylitis, also known as Pott disease, but it may rarely involve small bones. Usually, pulmonary focus present from where the bacteria reach extremities, an isolated tuberculous involvement left index finger child without any seeding rare. It challenging diagnosis due to lack awareness among primary care physicians, paucibacillary nature and overlapping clinical features with other musculoskeletal disorders. A 13-year-old girl was brought complaints pain, swelling, discharging sinuses her finger. achieved after histopathological correlation radiological findings. She started on anti-tubercular treatment for 12 months.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Cureus

سال: 2023

ISSN: ['2168-8184']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.44400