title: Drug resistant tuberculous osteomyelitis of small bones of foot.
abstract: Drug resistant tubercular osteomyelitis of small bones of foot is not reported frequently. The case described here had isoniazid resistant tuberculous osteomyelitis of small bones of foot. The probable mechanism was endogenous reactivation of previously disseminated foci of drug resistant bacilli from the primary site in the lung.
authors.affiliation: Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, India.
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Dipti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Agarwal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013639:Tarsal Bones / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017211:Treatment Failure; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D007538:Isoniazid