An unusual presentation of tuberculosis--'injury TB'.
Thirteen patients are presented who developed tuberculosis at the site of injury. They were all immigrants from areas where tuberculosis is endemic. The presence of injury caused a delay in diagnosis and therefore appropriate treatment. In an immigrant with an injury that pursues an unusual or protracted course, tuberculous infection should be considered.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology; D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology; D011174:Portugal / Q000208:ethnology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000208:ethnology; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*