Case report

Cutaneous-osseous tuberculosis: case report

Miljenko Raos ; Dječja bolnica Srebrnjak, Srebrnjak 100, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Tomislav Đapić ; KBC Zagreb, Klinika za ortopediju, Šalata, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Duška Tješić-Drinković ; KBC Zagreb, Klinika za pedijatriju, Šalata, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Jelica Marković ; Dječja bolnica Srebrnjak, Srebrnjak 100, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Abstract

A 2 years 8 month-old girl with a cutaneous – osseous manifestation of tuberculosis is presented. The disease started with a painless red swelling accompanied with ulceration on the inner side of left distal tibia. The appearance of both, inguinal lymphadenopathy and osteomyelitis of the left distal tibia, respectively, occurred 11 months after the disease started. Pathohystologic examination of the skin, lymph nodes and necrotic bone tissue showed granulomatous inflammation. Microbiological culture examination of bone tissue confirmed Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Cutaneous - osseous lesions were successfully treated using multidrug antitubercular chemotherapy over 14 months.

Keywords

TUBERCULOSIS, CUTANEOUS – diagnosis, complications, pathology; TUBERCULOSIS, OSTEOARTICULAR - diagnosis, complications, pathology; SKIN ULCER – microbiology, pathology

Hrčak ID:

22266

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/22266

Publication date:

3.4.2008.

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