title: Multifocal osteoarticular tuberculosis of the extremities in an immunocompetent young man without pulmonary disease: A case report.
abstract: Osteoarticular tuberculosis (TB), an uncommon form of extrapulmonary TB, is a universal mimicker and thus represents a potential differential diagnosis of any osteolytic lesion. The present study describes a case of multifocal osteoarticular TB in an immunocompetent young man who presented with swelling and extremity pain. The patient underwent plain radiography, bone scan and magnetic resonance imaging. A diagnosis was ultimately made based on the pathology results from his second left toe. The patient responded well to anti-TB medication. The radiological findings of multifocal osteoarticular TB are described in this report. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of multifocal osteoarticular TB symmetrically affecting all the extremities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Shuang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Ting
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Guohua
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Anren
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kuang
keywords: bone scan; diagnosis; magnetic resonance imaging; osteoarticular; tuberculosis