Multifocal tuberculosis presenting with osteoarticular and breast involvement
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, cilt.2, 2003 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2003
- Doi Numarası: 10.1186/1476-0711-2-6
- Dergi Adı: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: Polyarticular involvement, wrist and ankle arthritis are uncommon presentation of skeletal tuberculosis. Tuberculosis of the breast is also extremely rare. Case Presentation: Wrist, ankle and breast involvement were detected in the same patient. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was isolated from both synovial and breast biopsy specimen cultures. Conclusions: In general, tuberculosis arthritis is a frequently missed diagnosis, especially in different clinical patterns. A high level of suspicion is required particularly in high-risk populations and endemic areas. © 2003 Bodur et al;licensee BioMed Central Ltd.