[Tuberculous osteomyelitis in children--a problem of immigrants?].
The incidence of tuberculosis in Denmark has increased in recent years, owing to immigrants from, primarily, Somalia. Bone and joint TB are mainly seen in young immigrants and a case of tuberculous ostitis of the tarsal bones and surrounding soft tissue is described.
Ellitsgaard
N
N
Ortopaedkirurgisk afdeling, H:S Hvidovre Hospital.
Ellitsgaard
V
V
D002648:Child; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000208:ethnology / Q000382:microbiology*; D012036:Refugees; D012998:Somalia / Q000208:ethnology; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000208:ethnology