title: Tuberculosis of the ilium: a case report.
abstract: A twenty year old man presented with pain in the upper part of right hip. CT scan showed multiple osteolytic areas in the right ilium, suggesting malignancy. CT guided needle biopsy was done and diagnosis of tuberculosis was made. The patient was cured with medical management only. Isolated tuberculosis of the ilium is an extremely rare condition. It is important to have a high clinical suspicion to diagnose early and manage the patient without surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: New Delhi Tuberculosis Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, New Delhi.
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Dhingra
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rajpal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: U A
authors.initials: UA
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Arora
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents