Tuberculous dactylitis with severe deformation in the phalanx of the index finger: a case report
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Metin Erer & Atakan Aydn & Hasan Nazik & Nuray Kuvat & Samet Vasfi Kuvat
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Introduction Tuberculosis involving small tubular bones like the metacarpus, metatarsus and the phalanx (tuberculous dactylitis) is a rare form of the disease. Tuberculous dactylitis may sometimes be confused with chronic osteomyelitis, metabolic disorders, sarcoidosis or malignancies, and when the correct diagnosis is made at a later stage of disease progression, severe deformities will have already occurred in the affected bones. Case presentation In this case report, we present the severe deformation of a phalanx affected by tuberculous dactylitis, which has been diagnosed and treated approximately 3 months later than the first presentation 10 years ago.
Eur Orthop Traumatol DOI 10.1007/s12570-011-0060-z Received: 7 December 2010 / Accepted: 25 April 2011
