Isolated tuberculosis of the coccyx

Vertebral disease constitutes approximately 50% of all skeletal tuberculosis. We describe a patient who developed a discharging sinus at the tip of the coccyx. Extensive examination revealed isolated tuberculosis of the coccyx. Although rare, the condition should be suspected in patients presenting...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume 2006-10, Vol.88 (10), p.1388-1389
Hauptverfasser:	KUMAR, A, VARSHNEY, M. K, TRIKHA, V, KHAN, S. A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Coccyx - microbiology Diseases of the osteoarticular system Drug Therapy, Combination Female Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Medical sciences Orthopedic surgery Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular - diagnosis Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular - drug therapy Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Vertebral disease constitutes approximately 50% of all skeletal tuberculosis. We describe a patient who developed a discharging sinus at the tip of the coccyx. Extensive examination revealed isolated tuberculosis of the coccyx. Although rare, the condition should be suspected in patients presenting with a chronic sinus in the sacrococcygeal area and a lytic lesion in the coccyx on CT or MRI, particularly in the developing world.
ISSN:	0301-620X 2049-4394 2044-5377 2049-4408
DOI:	10.1302/0301-620X.88B10.18050