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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2026

Distal tibial tuberculous osteitis in a child: a case report.

Nia Gecheva, Stefan Tserovski, Alexander Gerchev, Milka Dikova, Pavel Georgiev, Hristo Georgiev

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Nia GechevaDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Medical University of Sofia, Sv. Georgi Sofiyski Blvd 1, Sofia 1431, Bulgaria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0045-1109
Stefan TserovskiDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Medical University of Sofia, Sv. Georgi Sofiyski Blvd 1, Sofia 1431, Bulgaria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7627-7386
Alexander GerchevDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Medical University of Sofia, Sv. Georgi Sofiyski Blvd 1, Sofia 1431, Bulgaria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5200-8192
Milka DikovaClinics of Pediatric Orthopedics, University Hospital of Orthopedics "Prof. B. Boychev", 56 Nikola Petkov Blvd, Sofia 1614, Bulgaria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3808-7976
Pavel GeorgievDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Medical University of Sofia, Sv. Georgi Sofiyski Blvd 1, Sofia 1431, Bulgaria.
Hristo GeorgievDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Medical University of Sofia, Sv. Georgi Sofiyski Blvd 1, Sofia 1431, Bulgaria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9828-1610

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Abstract

We present a case of a 2-year-old child with persistent synovitis of the right ankle joint accompanied by a subfebrile temperature. The child had received Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination and had minimal laboratory abnormalities. Thorough imaging studies revealed a well-defined osteolytic lesion of the distal tibial metaphysis with partial physeal and epiphyseal involvement. Targeted biopsy with polymerase chain reaction and histopathological examination demonstrated caseating granulomatous inflammation with Langhans-type giant cells and confirmed

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PMCPMC13528860

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