Title of article
Primary Tuberculous Pyomyositis in a prisoner man
Author/Authors
Naderpour ، Zeinab - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Ebrahimpur ، Mahbube - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Khademi ، Mohammad - Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Pages
3
From page
58
To page
60
Abstract
Primary tuberculous pyomyositis is a rare manifestation of musculoskeletal tuberculosis especially in immunocompetent individuals without a focus of tuberculosis in the body and the underlying bone disease. We describe a 45-year-old incarcerated immunocompetant man with nontraumatic wound of right thumb since 9 months before. The diagnosis of tuberculous dactylitis was based on positive acid fast bacilli using Ziehl-Neelson staining and histopathology from involved skin
Keywords
Tuberculosis Pyomyositis , Prisoner , Man
Journal title
Case Reports in Clinical Practice
Serial Year
2016
Journal title
Case Reports in Clinical Practice
Record number
2456290
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