A Rare Presentation of Hand TB Extending to the Space of Parona

Summary:. Most cases of hand infections are caused by gram-positive cocci and gram-negative bacilli. Atypical hand infections are rare and are caused by uncommon pathogens like Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB). Musculoskeletal tuberculosis accounts for 20% of TB cases, and only 2% of these cases invo...

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Main Authors: Salim Al Lahham, MD, Ghanem Aljassem, MD, Ayman Asnaf, MD, Rand Y. Omari, MD, Zaki Alyazji, MD, Ruba Sada, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2022-03-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004156