Multifocal Skeletal Tuberculosis Involving the Lumbar Spine and Iliac Bone, Mimicking a Malignant Bone Tumour: A Case Report
Multifocal osteoarticular tuberculosis is uncommon and accounts for approximately10% of all cases of osteoarticular tuberculosis. Concomitant vertebral and iliac bone tuberculosis has not been reported in the literature to date. We report one such case for its unusual clinical and radiological prese...
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| description | Multifocal osteoarticular tuberculosis is uncommon and accounts for approximately10% of all cases of osteoarticular tuberculosis. Concomitant vertebral and iliac bone tuberculosis has not been reported in the literature to date. We report one such case for its unusual clinical and radiological presentation, which had presentation more similar to a malignant bone tumour than an infection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f9ae35ca0e1f4e7d889465ef5f94e46d2022-12-21T23:08:41ZengMalaysian Orthopaedic AssociationMalaysian Orthopaedic Journal1985-25332012-07-01625153http://dx.doi.org/10.5704/MOJ.1207.019Multifocal Skeletal Tuberculosis Involving the Lumbar Spine and Iliac Bone, Mimicking a Malignant Bone Tumour: A Case ReportGosal GS0Boparai A1Choudhary G2Kour R3MS OrthMS PathMD RadioMD AnaestMultifocal osteoarticular tuberculosis is uncommon and accounts for approximately10% of all cases of osteoarticular tuberculosis. Concomitant vertebral and iliac bone tuberculosis has not been reported in the literature to date. We report one such case for its unusual clinical and radiological presentation, which had presentation more similar to a malignant bone tumour than an infection.http://www.morthoj.org/2012/v6n2/Multifocal-Skeletal-Tuberculosis.pdfskeletal tuberculosismultifocal osteoarticular tuberculosis |
| spellingShingle | Gosal GS Boparai A Choudhary G Kour R Multifocal Skeletal Tuberculosis Involving the Lumbar Spine and Iliac Bone, Mimicking a Malignant Bone Tumour: A Case Report Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal skeletal tuberculosis multifocal osteoarticular tuberculosis |
| title | Multifocal Skeletal Tuberculosis Involving the Lumbar Spine and Iliac Bone, Mimicking a Malignant Bone Tumour: A Case Report |
| title_full | Multifocal Skeletal Tuberculosis Involving the Lumbar Spine and Iliac Bone, Mimicking a Malignant Bone Tumour: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Multifocal Skeletal Tuberculosis Involving the Lumbar Spine and Iliac Bone, Mimicking a Malignant Bone Tumour: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multifocal Skeletal Tuberculosis Involving the Lumbar Spine and Iliac Bone, Mimicking a Malignant Bone Tumour: A Case Report |
| title_short | Multifocal Skeletal Tuberculosis Involving the Lumbar Spine and Iliac Bone, Mimicking a Malignant Bone Tumour: A Case Report |
| title_sort | multifocal skeletal tuberculosis involving the lumbar spine and iliac bone mimicking a malignant bone tumour a case report |
| topic | skeletal tuberculosis multifocal osteoarticular tuberculosis |
| url | http://www.morthoj.org/2012/v6n2/Multifocal-Skeletal-Tuberculosis.pdf |
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