title: Isolated tuberculosis of the coccyx.
abstract: Vertebral disease constitutes approximately 50% of all skeletal tuberculosis. We describe a patient who developed a discharging sinus at the tip of the coccyx. Extensive examination revealed isolated tuberculosis of the coccyx. Although rare, the condition should be suspected in patients presenting with a chronic sinus in the sacrococcygeal area and a lytic lesion in the coccyx on CT or MRI, particularly in the developing world.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India. ashok_k73@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Varshney
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Trikha
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003050:Coccyx / Q000382:microbiology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents