Case report: Muscular tuberculosis with lower-extremity muscular masses as the initial presentation: Clinicopathological analysis of two cases and review of the literature

BackgroundTuberculosis (TB) is a threat to public health that mostly affects people in developing countries. TB presenting as a soft tissue mass is rare and is usually seen in patients with muscular tuberculosis (MT).Case presentationIn this study, we present the clinical, radiographic, and patholog...

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Main Authors: Xiao-wei Zhu, Xing-hua Luan, Kai-li Jiang, Chao Zhang, Shi-hua Liu, Li Cao, Ping Zhong, Zhi-yan Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1106412/full