[Tuberculosis in the ankle of a Danish-born man].
Since the 1990s, we have witnessed an increase in the incidence of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Denmark among foreigners as well as Danes. This case history describes a Danish man with an infection in his right ankle colonised with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The man was treated with surgical revision and antituberculous drugs, and arthrodesis of the right ankle and heel was performed. This case is described to draw attention to the possibility of extrapulmonary tuberculosis when presented with infections in bones and joints.
Clausen
Louise Nygaard
LN
Storstrømmens Sygehus, Ortopaedkirurgisk Afdeling. louisenygaard@dadlnet.dk
Rønnebech
Jesper
J
D000328:Adult; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003718:Denmark; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery
D000995:Antitubercular Agents