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Case Report: “Spina Ventosa” Tuberculous Dactylitis in a 2 Year Old Boy - A Very Rare Disease
Tuberculous infection of metacarpals, metatarsals and phalanges is known as tuberculous dactylitis. There is a spindle shaped expansion of the short tubular bones due to tuberculous granuloma. Hence it is also known as spina ventosa. In our case, a two year old boy with a swelling in the metacarpal...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Bentham Open
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3296115/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22431957 http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874325001206010118 |