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Wrist swelling – Is it tuberculosis?

The hand and wrist are rare sites for tuberculosis (TB) and account for < 1% of all skeletal TB. Though rare, TB of the wrist is a cause of major morbidity. A common feature in the available reports on wrist TB is a delay in diagnosis causing residual stiffness and pain after treatment. Although...

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Autores principales: Shah, Miti Aatish, Shah, Ira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5848415/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29564280
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_200_17