Bilateral tuberculous dactylitis of both hand and feet in a female toddler: a case report on a rare presentation of skeletal tuberculosis in children
Tubercular dactylitis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of children from endemic areas presenting with bone and joint pain or swelling. Our experience of a twelve-month course of antitubercular treatment, which is in line with WHO recommendations, for skeletal tuberculosis, showed excellent outcomes.
Authors
- Teshome Geletaw
- Segenet Bizuneh Mengistu
- Alazar Wogayehu Gebrehana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6165-3618)
- Gizeyalew Munye
- Aysheshim Kinde Mekonen
- Issac Omer Answar
Institutions
- University of Gondar (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09871-3
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72