Isolated metacarpal bone tuberculosis-a case report.
Tuberculous involvement of the metacarpals and phalanges is a rare presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in adult. Here is a case of tubercular dactylitis in a 27 year old female presenting as discharging sinus over proximal part of third metacarpalbone of left hand.
Kushwaha
R A S
RA
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, King George's Medical University, Lucknow (India)-226003.
Kant
Surya
S
Verma
Sanjay Kumar
SK
Sanjay
Mehra
Sumit
S
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