Isolated tubercular scaphoid osteomyelitis: a case report

Abstract

Figure 1 Anteroposterior radiograph of left wrist. (A) Initial anteroposterior radiograph of left wrist shows no obvious abnormality. (B) Repeat radiograph after 4 months shows lytic destruction of the scaphoid bone.

Isolated tuberculosis of scaphoid in the skeletally immature: a rare cause of chronic wrist pain

“…Even in such a large series, there is not a single case of isolated scaphoid involvement. The PubMed search of tuberculosis scaphoid gave a single reported case in an adult patient 10. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of scaphoid tuberculosis in a skeletally immature patient.…”

Isolated Tuberculosis of Capitate and Triquetrum

“…2,5,6,9 Some authors suggests that management is essential by conducting a bony debridement combined with antitubercular drugs, rest of the involved part in functioning position and early active exercise. 4,7,11 Because early osteoarticular tuberculosis heals without significant residual problems. Tuberculosis should be kept in mind when making the differential diagnosis of several osseous pathologies.…”

“…There are few other case reporting an isolated carpal tuberculosis (TBC) infection. 6,7 Even though isolated carpal TBC infection is thus very rare and knows various (aspecific) clinical manifestations, one should be aware of the existence of this disorder since early diagnosis and treatment is of greatest importance for a good clinical outcome.…”

“…Even though reports about isolated tuberculosis infections of the wrist have increased, it remains rare condition which account for only 1% of the peripheral osteoarticular tuberculosis cases. 2,[4][5][6][7] Isolated tuberculosis infection of carpal bones is even more uncommon; to our knowledge this is the first report about an isolated tuberculosis of the capitate and triquetrum bone. 2,6,7 Case Report A 23-year-old male patient was referred to our clinic with pain, reduced range of motion, swelling, and a nonhealing sinus in the ulnar aspect of the left wrist joint.…”

Tuberculous osteomyelitis of the wrist presenting as a monoarthritis syndrome

“…The bone is the third most frequent site of tuberculosis after the lung and lymph nodes, representing approximately 10%–20% of all cases of extrapulmonary disease 3 4. Isolated involvement of the bone with tubercular infection is uncommon, and isolated infection of carpal bones is even more scarce, which contributes frequently to a delayed diagnosis 5. The authors describe an unusual case of tuberculous osteomyelitis, which mimicked features of acute monarthritis of the wrist joint.…”