Isolated CC joint tuberculosis – A diagnostic dilemma. Issue 3 (September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Vijay, Vipul; Vaishya, Raju
• Is Part Of: Foot. Volume 25:Issue 3(2015:Sep.)
• Page Start: 182
• Page End: 186
• Publication Date: 2015-09
• Subjects: Foot -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Foot -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Foot Diseases -- Periodicals; Foot -- surgery -- Periodicals; Pied -- Maladies -- Périodiques; Pied -- Chirurgie -- Périodiques; Pied -- Lésions et blessures -- Périodiques; Foot -- Diseases; Foot -- Surgery; Periodicals; Electronic journals; Electronic journals; 617.585005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.foot.2015.05.009
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0958-2592

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0160">Tuberculosis is making a world-wide come back due to emergence of HIV and also due to large scale population emigration from the developing to developed world.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0165">A lytic lesion in the foot raises multiple diagnostic possibilities like infections (bacterial–tuberculosis, bacterial/fungal–maduramycosis), rheumatoid foot, neuropathic joints among others.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0170">Calcaneo-cuboid joint is a rare site for localization of tuberculosis.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0175">Key to a good functional result is early diagnosis and adequate medical therapy.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0180">Rarely, patients persisting to have residual pain due to joint incongruity may need arthrodesis.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>