Atypical Presentation of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in an Infant.
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2010-12
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Abstract
Tuberculosis of the skeletal muscle is very rare
which is often missed in the early stages. This leads to
delay in treatment resulting in irreversible limb deformity
and loss of function. The authors describe a case of healthy
child with an intramuscular cystic swelling above the elbow
joint. The pus showing acid fast bacilli morphologically
resembling Mycobacterium tuberculosis was also isolated
in culture. Following the diagnosis and confirmation, the
child was treated successfully with anti tubercular drugs.
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Extrapulmonary TB, Cystic swelling, Pus, Intramuscular abscess
Citation
Devi D R Gayathri, Gowri Mangala, Padmalatha S, Sreeja S, Babu Sreenivasa. Atypical Presentation of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in an Infant. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2010 Dec ; 77 (12): 1440-1442.