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Introduction:
Tuberculosis of the foot is an unusual type of skeletal tuberculosis.
Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, SBUMS
Tuberculous Osteomyelitis of the Foot: A Case Report
Author(s):
1Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
Published online:Jan 24, 2014
Article type:Case Report
Received:Dec 14, 2013
Accepted:Dec 29, 2013
How to Cite:Abdi Z, Ghiasvand F, Dehghan Manshadi SA. Tuberculous Osteomyelitis of the Foot: A Case Report. Arch Clin Infect Dis. 2014;9(2):18969. doi: https://doi.org/10.5812/archcid.18969
Abstract
Case Presentation:
We report on an eighty-six-year-old woman, who presented pain and purulent discharge from the right foot for 10 months. The final diagnosis was confirmed with a culture of
Discussion:
Diagnosis of this form of tuberculosis is established with some delay due to the uncommon site of involvement, lack of awareness about the condition and its ability to mimic other disorders. Diagnosis and appropriate treatment can often be delayed, which may lead to significant consequences for the patient. Our case was treated with anti-tuberculin medications for nine months and conservative management of the bony lesions resulting complete resolution of symptoms.
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