Title of article :
Primary Tuberculous Pyomyositis in a prisoner man
Author/Authors :
Naderpour ، Zeinab - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Ebrahimpur ، Mahbube - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Khademi ، Mohammad - Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Abstract :
Primary tuberculous pyomyositis is a rare manifestation of musculoskeletal tuberculosis especially in immunocompetent individuals without a focus of tuberculosis in the body and the underlying bone disease. We describe a 45-year-old incarcerated immunocompetant man with nontraumatic wound of right thumb since 9 months before. The diagnosis of tuberculous dactylitis was based on positive acid fast bacilli using Ziehl-Neelson staining and histopathology from involved skin
Keywords :
Tuberculosis Pyomyositis , Prisoner , Man
Journal title :
Case Reports in Clinical Practice
Journal title :
Case Reports in Clinical Practice
