Multifocal skeletal tuberculosis in children.

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dc.contributor.authorRahman, M Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorMutanabbi, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorRahman, M Hen_US
dc.contributor.authorArefin, K Een_US
dc.contributor.authorHelal, M Aen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-03en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T03:52:45Z
dc.date.available2009-01-03en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-27T03:52:45Z
dc.date.issued2009-01-03en_US
dc.descriptionMymensingh Medical Journal.en_US
dc.description.abstractMultifocal bone involvement is though rare but is reported from some countries where tuberculosis is endemic. Here we report a case of three years old boy was admitted in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka with the complaints of difficulty in walking ,low grade fever for six months, swelling over the back, elbow joint, knee joint and upper part of forearm and legs for two months. Family history of tuberculosis was positive. Mantoux test was 18mm, ESR 85mm in first hour, chest X-ray reveals right hilar lymphadenopathy, X-ray dorsolumber spine shows wedge shaped deformity in T11, L4 and with paravertebral collection from L2-L4. X-ray of legs, knee joint and forearms show multiple lytic lesions in shaft with periosteal reaction and cortical thickening. Ultrasonograph of whole abdomen shows psoas abscess. Culture of bone marrow aspirate reveals Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Patient was given an anti tubercular regimen with Rifampicin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide and Streptomycin for initial two months which to be followed by Rifampicin and Isoniazid for another 10 months.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDr Md Atiar Rahman, Assistant Professor (Pulmonology), Department of Pediatrics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh; E mail: atiar777 @yahoo.com.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRahman MA, Mutanabbi M, Rahman MH, Arefin KE, Helal MA. Multifocal skeletal tuberculosis in children. Mymensingh Medical Journal. 2009 Jan; 18(1): 109-12en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/1113
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.titleMultifocal skeletal tuberculosis in children.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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