title: [Tuberculous arthritis of the thumb: a case report].
abstract: Fingers are an uncommon location of osteoarticular tuberculosis. We report herein a case affecting the thumb in an 8-year-old boy. He presented painful swelling of the right thumb, which had a tumoral aspect and had been evolving for 3 months with general signs of tuberculosis impregnation. Bacteriology and biopsy findings confirmed the diagnosis. Medical treatment yielded satisfactory results. The particular features of care are discussed in the context of a developing country and in relation to the data in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie viscérale, CHU-JRA Ampefiloha, BP 4150, 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar.
authors.forename: S S E N
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Rabesalama
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Rakoto-Ratsimba
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rakotovao
authors.forename: H J C
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Razafimahandry
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D003906:Developing Countries; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008270:Madagascar; D008297:Male; D013933:Thumb / Q000473:pathology; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents