Tuberculosis manifesting at extrapulmonary sites is relatively rare. Isolated cases involving small bones of the foot are rarest We herein present case a 30-year-old Indian female who presented with pain and wound discharging sinus over her left foot. In absence constitutional symptoms tuberculosis, this was diagnosed as isolated tuberculous osteomyelitis fifth metatarsal phalanx help radiograp...

INTRODUCTION Skeletal tuberculosis involving the small bones is less common than pulmonary tuberculosis. Tuberculous dactylitis involves the short tubular bones of the hands and feet more commonly in children. The bones of the hands are the one's more frequently affected than bones of the feet, with the proximal phalanx of the index and middle fingers as the commonest sites for infection. Sprea...

BACKGROUND Orbital tuberculosis is a rare manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. We report an interesting case of osteomyelitis of orbital bone in an Indian child. CASE REPORT A 9- year old girl presented with a gradually increasing painless swelling of left upper lid and blepharoptosis along with swelling of left side of forehead for last two months. The swelling was soft, fluctuating...

UNLABELLED Bone and joint tuberculosis is a chronic debilitating condition that leads to progressive damage and even deformity of joints. It may affect one or multiple sites. It could present in a myriad of ways which may result in an incorrect diagnosis being made. Common misdiagnoses include seronegative inflammatory arthritis, septic arthritis, malignancy, osteoporotic fractures and mechanic...