Oesteoarticular tuberculosis--an unusual presentation.
A patient presented with pain in the wrist and neck and X-rays showed destructive lesions of several carpal bones and cervical vertebrae. The carpal lesion was explored surgically and found to be tuberculous. Chemotherapy resulted in healing at both sites of disease.
D000368:Aged; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*