title: Calvarial tuberculosis.
abstract: We report a six-year-old boy who presented with swelling of the forehead, and had calvarial tuberculosis, a rare form of tuberculous osteitis.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Child Health, University of Istanbul, Turkey. emin@magnet.com.tr
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Unüvar
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Oğuz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sadikoğlu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sidal
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Oneş
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tetikkurt
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002648:Child; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005624:Frontal Bone; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents