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Cystic tuberculosis of the scapula in a young boy: a case report and review of the literature

INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis of the flat bones is rare and only a small percentage involves the scapular bone. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a rare case of tuberculosis of the scapula in a 14-year-old. Diagnostic clues include lytic areas with low density seen in the body of the scapula involving a gle...

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Autores principales: Jain, Deepali, Jain, Vijay K, Singh, Yashwant, Kumar, Satish, Mittal, Deepak
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2737797/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19830202
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1752-1947-3-7412
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis of the flat bones is rare and only a small percentage involves the scapular bone. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a rare case of tuberculosis of the scapula in a 14-year-old. Diagnostic clues include lytic areas with low density seen in the body of the scapula involving a glenoid margin associated with typical clinical features. Treatment should include a regimen of four antitubercular drugs along with surgical debridement if required. CONCLUSION: Although rare, tuberculosis should be suspected in patients presenting with a chronic sinus in the scapular region, particularly in the developing world.