title: Cystic tuberculosis of a metacarpal. An unusual presentation of primary lung disease.
abstract: A white woman of thirty-two years presented with tuberculous osteitis of the third metacarpal head, secondary to previously undetected active pulmonary disease. The problems of diagnosis are illustrated by review of her history, and the literature is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008663:Metacarpus; D010000:Osteitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*