An unusual presentation of tuberculosis—‘Injury TB’

Thirteen patients are presented who developed tuberculosis at the site of injury. They were all immigrants from areas where tuberculosis is endemic. The presence of injury caused a delay in diagnosis and therefore appropriate treatment. In an immigrant with an injury that pursues an unusual or protr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Injury 1987-09, Vol.18 (5), p.347-349
Hauptverfasser:	Ferris, B.D., Goldie, B., Weir, W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Arthritis, Infectious - etiology Asia - ethnology Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences England Female Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Opportunistic Infections - complications Osteomyelitis - etiology Portugal - ethnology Tuberculosis - complications Tuberculosis - ethnology Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular Wounds, Nonpenetrating - complications
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Zusammenfassung:	Thirteen patients are presented who developed tuberculosis at the site of injury. They were all immigrants from areas where tuberculosis is endemic. The presence of injury caused a delay in diagnosis and therefore appropriate treatment. In an immigrant with an injury that pursues an unusual or protracted course, tuberculous infection should be considered.
ISSN:	0020-1383 1879-0267
DOI:	10.1016/0020-1383(87)90059-3