title: Shoulder tuberculosis in children: a report of two cases.
abstract: We report 2 children who underwent multidrug antituberculous therapy with rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide followed by dedicated physiotherapy for tuberculosis of the shoulder. Both patients regained a range of motion comparable with the contralateral side after 9 to 10 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, India.
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Anubrat
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shaharyar
authors.forename: Mohd Shafi
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bhat
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012785:Shoulder Joint; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents
keywords: child; shoulder; tuberculosis, osteoarticular