Calvarial tuberculosis.
We report a six-year-old boy who presented with swelling of the forehead, and had calvarial tuberculosis, a rare form of tuberculous osteitis.
Unüvar
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Institute of Child Health, University of Istanbul, Turkey. emin@magnet.com.tr
Oğuz
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Sadikoğlu
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Sidal
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Oneş
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Tetikkurt
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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*
D000995:Antitubercular Agents