Isolated soft tissue tuberculosis: a case report and literature review
Soft tissue tuberculosis is a rare extrapulmonary form of tuberculosis with limited experience in diagnosis and treatment. Soft tissue tuberculosis is an extrapulmonary infection with atypical clinical symptoms that can be easily misdiagnosed. In this article, we report a case of a female patient wi...
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| author | Baolin Chen Baolin Chen Yuxiang Bao Yuxiang Bao Jun Chen Yunpu Zhang Qifu Wen Kai Wang Xiaoming Cheng Xiaoming Cheng Junyuan Lv Junyuan Lv Junyuan Lv |
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| description | Soft tissue tuberculosis is a rare extrapulmonary form of tuberculosis with limited experience in diagnosis and treatment. Soft tissue tuberculosis is an extrapulmonary infection with atypical clinical symptoms that can be easily misdiagnosed. In this article, we report a case of a female patient with isolated soft tissue tuberculosis who presented with a progressively enlarging subcutaneous mass as the primary symptom, and was suspected of having a subcutaneous lipoma after ultrasonography. A review of the literature revealed that soft tissue tuberculosis is insidious and mainly occurs in muscles and subcutaneous tissues. It was indicated by histopathology and qPCR testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. There is no standard treatment protocol for soft tissue tuberculosis, and a comprehensive regimen of surgical debridement of the lesion combined with chemotherapy can be used following the guidelines for treating extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Early diagnosis and standardized anti-tuberculosis treatment can significantly improve the prognosis of patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-26aef4b2d00e4699a0b3afb52a5548862023-11-17T08:55:43ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2023-11-011010.3389/fmed.2023.12054461205446Isolated soft tissue tuberculosis: a case report and literature reviewBaolin Chen0Baolin Chen1Yuxiang Bao2Yuxiang Bao3Jun Chen4Yunpu Zhang5Qifu Wen6Kai Wang7Xiaoming Cheng8Xiaoming Cheng9Junyuan Lv10Junyuan Lv11Junyuan Lv12Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, ChinaDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, ChinaDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, People's Hospital of Sandu Shui Nationality Autonomous County, Duyun, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, People's Hospital of Sandu Shui Nationality Autonomous County, Duyun, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, People's Hospital of Sandu Shui Nationality Autonomous County, Duyun, ChinaDepartment of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, ChinaDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, ChinaDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, People's Hospital of Sandu Shui Nationality Autonomous County, Duyun, ChinaSoft tissue tuberculosis is a rare extrapulmonary form of tuberculosis with limited experience in diagnosis and treatment. Soft tissue tuberculosis is an extrapulmonary infection with atypical clinical symptoms that can be easily misdiagnosed. In this article, we report a case of a female patient with isolated soft tissue tuberculosis who presented with a progressively enlarging subcutaneous mass as the primary symptom, and was suspected of having a subcutaneous lipoma after ultrasonography. A review of the literature revealed that soft tissue tuberculosis is insidious and mainly occurs in muscles and subcutaneous tissues. It was indicated by histopathology and qPCR testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. There is no standard treatment protocol for soft tissue tuberculosis, and a comprehensive regimen of surgical debridement of the lesion combined with chemotherapy can be used following the guidelines for treating extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Early diagnosis and standardized anti-tuberculosis treatment can significantly improve the prognosis of patients.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1205446/fullsoft tissue tuberculosisextrapulmonarydiagnosistreatmentcase report |
| spellingShingle | Baolin Chen Baolin Chen Yuxiang Bao Yuxiang Bao Jun Chen Yunpu Zhang Qifu Wen Kai Wang Xiaoming Cheng Xiaoming Cheng Junyuan Lv Junyuan Lv Junyuan Lv Isolated soft tissue tuberculosis: a case report and literature review Frontiers in Medicine soft tissue tuberculosis extrapulmonary diagnosis treatment case report |
| title | Isolated soft tissue tuberculosis: a case report and literature review |
| title_full | Isolated soft tissue tuberculosis: a case report and literature review |
| title_fullStr | Isolated soft tissue tuberculosis: a case report and literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Isolated soft tissue tuberculosis: a case report and literature review |
| title_short | Isolated soft tissue tuberculosis: a case report and literature review |
| title_sort | isolated soft tissue tuberculosis a case report and literature review |
| topic | soft tissue tuberculosis extrapulmonary diagnosis treatment case report |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1205446/full |
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