ArticleEthiopian journal of health sciences2016
Tuberculous Dactylitis: An Uncommon Presentation of Skeletal Tuberculosis.
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- Multifocal Tuberculous Dactylitis Involving the Hand and Foot in a Pre-adolescent Patient: A Case Report.Cureus · 2026Article
- Disseminated tuberculosis presenting as finger swelling in a 2-year-old: a case report of TB osteomyelitis.Case reports in plastic surgery & hand surgery · 2025Article
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- Paediatric Spina Ventosa: tuberculous dactylitis of the thumb can be a mislaid differential diagnosis - case report.American journal of translational research · 2024Article
- Digital Physeal Arrest Following Dactylitis in a Child.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2023Article
- Spina Ventosa of the Left Index Finger in an Indian Girl With No Pulmonary Involvement: A Rare Case.Cureus · 2023Article
- Case Report: Multifocal Tubercular Osteomyelitis of the Spine and Bilateral Dactylitis.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2019Article
- Osteoraticular Tuberculosis-Brief Review of Clinical Morphological and Therapeutic Profiles.Current health sciences journalArticle
- Tuberculous Dactylitis in a Case of Multiple Scrofuloderma.Case reports in dermatologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundSkeletal involvement accounts 1-5% of all cases of Tuberculosis. The vertebrae are more commonly affected. The bones of the hands are more affected than the bones of the feet. The term "spina ventosa" has been used to describe this disorder because of its radiographic features of cystic expansion of the involved short tubular bones. Tuberculous dactylitis mainly occurs through lympho-hematogenous spread. The lung is the primary focus in 75% of cases. CASE DETAILS: A 4 years old female child developed a painless swelling on her left index finger two months prior to her presentation. Following an unsuccessful treatment as a case of osteomyelitis with antibiotics, imaging showed an expansile lytic lesion with sclerosis, and fine needle aspiration confirmed tuberculous dactylitis. The child was initiated on anti-tubercular treatment with subsequent marked clinical and radiologic improvement.
conclusionPresence of longstanding finger swelling and pain should alert a clinician to consider active disseminated tuberculosis. Furthermore, proper interpretation of imaging and use of fine needle aspiration has been highlighted.
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