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Paediatric osteoarticular tuberculosis: A review.
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- Tuberculous Osteomyelitis of the Coracoid Process Presenting as Shoulder Pain: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
- Juvenile Tuberculous Osteomyelitis of the Mandible: A Rarity.Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery · 2025Article
- Osteoarticular tuberculosis: imaging findings in pediatric patients.Pediatric radiology · 2025Review
- Reevaluating Pediatric Osteomyelitis with Osteoarticular Tuberculosis: Addressing Diagnostic Delays and Improving Treatment Outcomes.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Pediatric Tuberculosis: A Review of Evidence-Based Best Practices for Clinicians and Health Care Providers.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Tuberculosis of the Elbow Joint in an Indian Boy: A Rare Entity With a Diagnostic Challenge.Cureus · 2024Article
- Unifocal Tubercular Osteomyelitis of Ulna Diaphysis in a Child: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2024Article
- Silent Case of Pediatric Osteoarticular Tuberculosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.Clinical medicine insights. Case reports · 2024Article
- Observer- and radiomics model-based computed tomography classification of suppurative versus tuberculous lymphadenitis complicated with nodal necrosis of the neck in children.Pediatric radiology · 2023Article
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- Pediatric Osteoarticular Tuberculosis as a Diagnostic Dilemma and a Review of Literature.Cureus · 2022Article
- Current concepts in the diagnosis and management of tuberculosis of the elbow joint.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2021Article
- Chest wall tuberculosis in children: a mimicker of bone tumour.BMJ case reports · 2021Article
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- How nonbacterial osteomyelitis could be discriminated from tuberculosis in the early stages: the simple algorithm.Clinical rheumatology · 2020Article
- Revisiting Paediatric Orthopaedics.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and traumaArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTuberculosis (TB) is endemic in Indian subcontinent. The paediatric osteoarticular (OA) TB is frequently confused with suppurative etiology as both can have similar clinical, radiological and laboratory presentation. It has become a health hazard due to its association with immunosuppression diseases such as HIV, chronic renal and liver diseases and use of immunosuppressive drugs. Furthermore, there is much dilemma regarding the drug choice and duration of anti tubercular treatment among practicing clinicians. This mini review briefs the reader to the classical regional and atypical tubercular clinical presentations, imaging and laboratory investigations and management for bone and joint TB.
methodsThe article details both common and atypical clinical tubercular presentations, the approach to diagnosis, drug treatment and surgical indications in paediatric OA TB.
resultsOA TB in the paediatric age group is uncommon. Diagnosis is often delayed because of diseases' nonspecific symptoms, non-characteristic imaging findings and lack of awareness of the condition. Multidrug antitubercular chemotherapy remains the anchor sheet of tubercular treatment in children. Surgery is needed in select cases to obtain tissue, to ensure better joint movement, prevent deformities and restore neurological function.
conclusionsTB can have varied presentation and therefore it is essential to keep tubercular infection in differential diagnosis while working up for any infective pathology. Conservative treatment produces good results in vast majority of cases. Surgery is reserved for select indications.
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