title: Isolated tuberculosis of a skeletal muscle.
abstract: A case is described of tuberculosis in the muscle belly of abductor pollicis longus in a 25-year-old Asian woman. The complaint was of swelling and, as there was no evidence of tuberculosis elsewhere, the diagnosis was not made until the lump was explored surgically.
authors.affiliation: Manchester Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ashworth
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Meadows
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D005542:Forearm / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000473:pathology*