ISOLATED PRIMARY TUBERCULOSIS OF VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE IN SEVERE OSTEOARTHRITIS PATIENT: A CASE REPORT
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Date
2022-03
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Indian Society For Health And Advanced Research
Abstract
Extra pulmonary Tuberculosis involving soft tissues and affecting the joints and surrounding structures (tuberculous arthritis) is well known. However, Tubercular myositis is a rare condition with skeletal muscle involvement without underlying osseous or extra osseous involvement in extremely rare presentation. Due to atypical presentation the diagnosis is often delayed. We report and present a case of isolated tubercular myositis of Vastus lateralis muscle in severe osteo arthritis knee patient without evidence of any primary focus
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Tuberculosis, Vastus lateralis, Extra pulmonary, Osteoarthritis knee, Myositis
Citation
Nigam Anuj, Neema Pramod P, Rassiwala Murtuza, Shrivastava Nimisha. ISOLATED PRIMARY TUBERCULOSIS OF VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE IN SEVERE OSTEOARTHRITIS PATIENT: A CASE REPORT. Indian Journal Of Applied Research. 2022 Mar; 12(3): 8-10