A 64-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease secondary to hypertension undergoing haemodialysis for 2 years was admitted with a history of fever, pain and swollen left foot lasting for 1 year. Clinical examination demonstrated localized erythema, warmness and swelling (Figure 1). The erythrocyte sedimentation rate was 122 mm/h and C-reactive protein was 12.6 mg/dL (normal <0.5 mg/dL). The t...

INTRODUCTION Tuberculous involvement of metacarpals and phalanges is a rare presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in adult. Tuberculous infection of the metacarpals, metatarsal and phalanges of hands and feet is known as tubercular dactylitis. CASE REPORT A 65 years old female with history of pain and swelling at 1st metacarpal of left hand, since 3 months which gradual in onset and pro...

A man, aged 25 years, presented with pain, swelling, and drainage from the right clavicular area. He had a past history of abscess at the sternoclavicular joint. The cultures from the drainage site grew methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, and he was placed on appropriate antibiotics. As S. aureus infection of the clavicle is often secondary in nature, particularly in adults, a thorough...