Tuberculous pyomyositis of the thigh masquerading as malignancy with concomitant tuberculous flexor tenosynovitis and dactylitis of the hand

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1042-1046

  Batra, Sameer ^a,c   Ab Naell, M ^a   Barwick, C ^b   Kanvinde, R ^a  

^a YSBYTY GWYNEDD   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Radiology ^*

^c ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dactylitis; Musculoskeletal tuberculosis; Pyomyositis; Tenosynovitis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYDACTYLY; PYOMYOSITIS; TENOSYNOVITIS; TUBERCULOUS OSTEOMYELITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG COMBINATION; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MUSCLE TUMOR; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THIGH; THUMB; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS ARTHRITIS;

AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MUSCLE NEOPLASMS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PYOMYOSITIS; TENOSYNOVITIS; THIGH; THUMB; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, OSTEOARTICULAR;

EID: 38449101562     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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