title: Atypical presentation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an infant.
abstract: Tuberculosis of the skeletal muscle is very rare which is often missed in the early stages. This leads to delay in treatment resulting in irreversible limb deformity and loss of function. The authors describe a case of healthy child with an intramuscular cystic swelling above the elbow joint. The pus showing acid fast bacilli morphologically resembling Mycobacterium tuberculosis was also isolated in culture. Following the diagnosis and confirmation, the child was treated successfully with anti tubercular drugs.
authors.affiliation: M.S Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. gayathri_devi2006@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Gayathri Devi
authors.forename: Mangala
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gowri
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Padmalatha
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sreeja
authors.forename: Sreenivasa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Babu
mesh_terms: D004551:Elbow Joint; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy