Tuberculous dactylitis in the setting of low serum vitamin D: A case report

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Cahill, K C ^a   Conroy, F J ^a   Brown, A ^a   Dunlop, R L E ^a   Eadie, P ^a   Keane, J ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dactylitis; Osteomyelitis; Tuberculosis; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; PYRIDOXINE; RIFAMPICIN; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BONE INFECTION; CASE REPORT; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; ETHNICITY; FINGER PHALANX; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INDEX FINGER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MYCOBACTERIUM AFRICANUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PAIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS DACTYLITIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 81155134917     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: 18780539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2011.04.042     Document Type: Article

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