Tuberculosis of the Foot and Ankle

Dhillon, Mandeep Singh; Nagi, O. N.

doi:10.1097/00003086-200205000-00015

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“…Less frequently the appendicular skeleton, and usually major weight-bearing joints of the lower extremity such as hip and knee, are affected. The ankle and foot are rarely affected and account for only 1% of all TB infections 2,3 . In a report of 74 patients with foot or ankle TB, only one case of talus TB was reported by Dhillon et al 2 .…”

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Isolated Tuberculosis of Talus: A Case Report

Dahuja¹,

Dahuja²,

Kaur³

et al. 2014

MOJ

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Tuberculosis still remains a leading infection, causing death and disability worldwide. We report a patient with isolated tuberculosis of the talus bone. A 14 year old boy reported with an eight-month history of swelling and pain in his left ankle joint. Routine investigations indicated positive aetiology of tuberculous infection . Surgical curettage of the talus and, debridement were performed and a below knee POP cast was applied along with anti TB therapy. After 18 months postoperative , the patient was able to carry out his daily activities without pain .The ankle and foot are rarely affected and account for only 1% of all TB infections. Provisional diagnosis can be made through history and routine investigations but confirmation by the identification of the bacillus from the local lesion or by a histopathological examination of tissue. Talus tuberculosis should be considered in any long standing inflammatory pathology of the ankle.

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Isolated Tuberculosis of Talus: A Case Report

Dahuja¹,

Dahuja²,

Kaur³

et al. 2014

MOJ

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“…The calcaneus is most commonly affected, although any bone or joint may become involved. 10,48,71 Local spread of disease may result in multiple sites of involvement. 48,71 Cystic lesions with a well defined border an no sequestrae are most common.…”

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“…Subperiostial scalloping may be seen on one or both ("kissing lesions") sides of the joint. Needle aspiration is an alternative to open biopsy, 10 and surgical intervention may be indicated to arrest the local spread of disease. 71 Surgery may be required to establish the diagnosis, to debride infected foci, and/or to stabilize joints.…”

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Tuberculosis of the Musculoskeletal System

Spiegel¹,

Singh²,

Banskota³

2005

Techniques in Orthopaedics

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“…Ankle tuberculosis is uncommon and can mimic a wide range of acute and chronic conditions like pyogenic osteomyelitis, inflammatory arthritis, osteochondrosis, charcotarthropathy, and malignancy arising from bone and soft tissue. [1,2,3] If diagnosed at earliest a lot of time can be saved, treatment can be instituted early with a very good outcome. However its unusual symptomatology and presentation explains the delay in diagnosis, treatment and poor outcome.…”

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confidence: 99%