Isolated tuberculosis of the coccyx.
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.
Kumar
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Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India. ashok_k73@rediffmail.com
Varshney
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MK
Trikha
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Khan
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SA
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
D000995:Antitubercular Agents