An Unusual Case of Swelling of Tuberculosis of Elbow and Forearm: A Case Report

INTRODUCTION: Mycobacterial infection of the upper extremities is rare with elbow joint being most frequently affected accounting for 2– to 5 % of all skeletal localizations. Diagnosis is of paramount importance in tuberculosis of elbow because delay in analysis could prime to serious difficulties....

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Autores principales: Agrawal, Siddharth, Rivi, Sijal, Chauhan, Ravi, Nandan, Brajesh, Dhawan, Manish, Deshpande, Prasanna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Indian Orthopaedic Research Group 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7706429/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33312968
http://dx.doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2020.v10.i05.1812
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Mycobacterial infection of the upper extremities is rare with elbow joint being most frequently affected accounting for 2– to 5 % of all skeletal localizations. Diagnosis is of paramount importance in tuberculosis of elbow because delay in analysis could prime to serious difficulties. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a rare presentation of a 38- year- old male with tuberculosis of elbow joint. Massive swelling of forearm with subcutaneous collection without any significant involvement of forearm muscles has rarely been reported. This case will be a significant addition to literature with respect to clinical presentation of elbow tuberculosis. CONCLUSION: Tuberculosis of elbow along with that of a forearm is rare and surgical intervention can lead to better outcomes in these patients.

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