title: Tuberculous trochanteric bursitis.
abstract: A case of tuberculous trochanteric bursitis in a 40-year old man is reported. The findings of x-rays, echo, bone scanning, CT scan and MRI are shown. After one month of anti-TB therapy the bursa was excised en bloc as well as the lateral part of the trochanter. Then a continuous suction irrigation system was applied for 3 weeks using streptomycin solution. The anti-TB therapy was continued for one year. The patient was asymptomatic with no signs of recurrence 5 years postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Department of Hippokrateion Hospital, Thessaloniki-Greece.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haritides
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Christodoulou
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsakonas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002062:Bursitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006621:Hip Joint; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis*