title: Solitary cystic tuberculosis of long tubular bones in children.
abstract: Five children (mean age 3.4 years) with solitary cystic tuberculosis of proximal femur or proximal tibia were treated by surgical debridement and curettage combined with anti-tuberculosis anti-biotherapy. The mean follow-up period was 4.3 years and clinical and radiological healing was observed in all cases. It was concluded that solitary cystic tuberculosis of long tubular bones, which was a rare manifestation in children, should be kept in mind especially for metaphyseal lesions in the lower limbs and should be differentiated from several osseous lesions including infections and bone tumours.
authors.affiliation: Second Clinic of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, SSK Göztepe Teaching Hospital, Istanbul.
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eren
authors.forename: Evren Fehmi
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Atay
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Omeroğlu
authors.forename: Faik
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Altintaş
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D007538:Isoniazid