Tuberculosis of the skull mimicking multiple myeloma.

نویسندگان

  • K L Pan
  • M Zulkarnaen
چکیده

There is a resurgence of tuberculosis globally but lesions affecting the skull are rare. Cases reported are of single, focal lesions as seen on plain x-rays. We report a 34 yearold patient with tuberculosis of the skull where multiple punched out lesions are seen, mimicking that of multiple myeloma.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Medical journal of Malaysia

دوره 69 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014