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Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, Vol 84, Issue 8 390-398, Copyright © 1994 by American Podiatric Medical Association

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Peripheral skeletal tuberculosis of the foot. Etiologic review and case study

MB Werd, EJ Mason, AS Landsman, JR Hanft and KB Kashuk
HealthSouth Larkin Hospital, South Miami, FL 33143.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a disease that is being reported much more frequently in the literature, primarily because of the rapid increase in severely immunocompromised patients, but also because of the development of multiple drug-resistant tuberculosis strains. Extrapulmonary M. tuberculosis is also reportedly on the rise, and may manifest itself at a number of sites in the body, including the peripheral skeleton. It is important to recognize peripheral tuberculosis osteomyelitis early because early treatment can effectively eliminate long-term morbidity. The authors present a review of the diagnosis and treatment of extrapulmonary M. tuberculosis, with special emphasis on peripheral skeletal tuberculous osteomyelitis. A case study involving peripheral skeletal tuberculous osteomyelitis in the foot is presented.




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