Isolated tuberculosis of Achilles tendon

Abstract Although uncommon in developed world, tuberculosis is one of the most dreaded diseases in the under-developed and developing countries. Resurgence of tuberculosis and its increasing incidence, with widespread HIV infection has lead to the reporting of infections at unusual sites. Tubercular...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Joint, bone, spine : revue du rhumatisme bone, spine : revue du rhumatisme, 2007-01, Vol.74 (1), p.103-106
Hauptverfasser:	Varshney, Manish Kumar, Trikha, Vivek, Gupta, Vikas
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Achilles Tendon Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use Atypical tuberculosis Humans Internal Medicine Male Middle Aged Mycobacterium tuberculosis - isolation & purification Rheumatology Soft tissue tuberculosis Tenosynovitis - diagnosis Tenosynovitis - drug therapy Tenosynovitis - microbiology Treatment Outcome Tubercular tenosynovitis Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular - diagnosis Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular - drug therapy Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract Although uncommon in developed world, tuberculosis is one of the most dreaded diseases in the under-developed and developing countries. Resurgence of tuberculosis and its increasing incidence, with widespread HIV infection has lead to the reporting of infections at unusual sites. Tubercular tenosynovitis not involving bone is an extremely rare and perplexing presentation. A rare case of isolated tuberculosis of Achilles tendon without any evident primary contiguous or distant focus in a 55-year-old immunocompetent male is presented.
ISSN:	1297-319X 1778-7254
DOI:	10.1016/j.jbspin.2006.02.016