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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic case reports2020

Tuberculous Dactylitis in Adult - A Case Report and Review of Literature.

Amit Kumar Yadav, Akshay Ks, Shaswat Mishra, Sagar Bansal, Jitsen Manna, Arun Ranjan Napit

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Article in Journal of orthopaedic case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Amit Kumar YadavDepartment of Orthopaedic, Grant Government Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Akshay KsDepartment of Orthopaedic, Grant Government Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Shaswat MishraDepartment of Orthopaedic, Grant Government Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Sagar BansalDepartment of Orthopaedic, Grant Government Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Jitsen MannaDepartment of Orthopaedic, S.R.T.R Govt Medical College, Ambajogai. Maharashtra. India.
Arun Ranjan NapitMedical officer, Valley Health and Research Centre, Suryavinayak-5, Srijananagar Bhaktapur. Nepal.
Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals · INSri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital · INSwami Ramanand Teerth Rural Medical College · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionTubercular dactylitis is an uncommon form of musculoskeletal tuberculosis (TB), especially after the age of 5 years without any risk factors. CASE REPORT: A case of 49-year-old male presented with pain, swelling, and discharging sinus of proximal phalanx of third digit of the right hand with no constitutional symptoms for 2 years, with multiple failed treatment in form of antibiotic therapy. There were no risk factors such as immunodeficiency or any co-morbidities. The plain radiograph was suggestive of increased bone density with mild periosteal reaction; magnetic resonance imaging was suggestive of tubercular osteomyelitis. A biopsy was performed, the gene expert of the sample revealed TB with no drug resistance. The patient was managed with anti-tubercular drugs with complete resolution of clinical and radiological symptoms at 1-year follow-up.

conclusionTB should be considered a differential in patients with chronic soft-tissue or skeletal lesions even in the absence of the usual risk factors because with treatment it still carries a good prognosis.

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handphalanxTuberculous dactylitis

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