title: Isolated tuberculosis of Achilles tendon.
abstract: Although uncommon in developed world, tuberculosis is one of the most dreaded diseases in the under-developed and developing countries. Resurgence of tuberculosis and its increasing incidence, with widespread HIV infection has lead to the reporting of infections at unusual sites. Tubercular tenosynovitis not involving bone is an extremely rare and perplexing presentation. A rare case of isolated tuberculosis of Achilles tendon without any evident primary contiguous or distant focus in a 55-year-old immunocompetent male is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India. drmkvarshney@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Manish Kumar
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Varshney
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Trikha
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents