title: Tuberculosis presenting as a 'swollen calf'.
abstract: We report the case of an 83-year-old man who presented with swelling of his left lower leg. Subsequent investigations revealed that the swelling was due to a Mycobacterium tuberculosis abscess in the tibialis anterior muscle.
authors.affiliation: University of Leicester Medical School, Leicester, UK.
authors.forename: Deevia
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kotecha
authors.affiliation: University of Leicester Medical School, Leicester, UK.
authors.forename: Mini
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sardar
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals, Peterborough, UK.|Department of Orthopaedics, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: Mark David
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1515-1392
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Latimer
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004487:Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007866:Leg / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D012008:Recurrence; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular; D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin