Tibial osteomyelitis with cold abscess within calf muscles in a toddler referred with suspected oligoarthritis to rheumatology clinic

BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Sep 14:2018:bcr2018227092. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-227092.

Authors

Dhanarathnamoorthy Vetrichelvan¹, Umapathy Pasupathy¹, Elayaraja Sivaprakasam¹, Mahesh Janarthanan²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Paediatrics, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India.
² Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Dept of Pediatrics, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.

No abstract available

Keywords: Tb and other respiratory infections; radiology.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abscess / microbiology
Abscess / pathology*
Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use*
Child, Preschool
Humans
Male
Osteomyelitis / drug therapy
Osteomyelitis / microbiology
Osteomyelitis / pathology*
Referral and Consultation
Tibia
Treatment Outcome
Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / diagnosis*
Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / drug therapy
Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / physiopathology

Substances

Antitubercular Agents