Tuberculosis of the distal ulna mimicking malignanacy - a rare case report
Keywords:
Tuberculosis, Distal Ulna, long bone
Abstract
The tubercular involvement of the long bones of the extremities is very rare so, tuberculosis as a differential diagnosis is usually missed when a patient present with pain and swelling over long bones. The radiology is usually suggestive of the malignancy. We hereby present a case with pain and swelling over the ulna with a suspicion of malignanacy, but biopsy and per-operative findings were suggestive of tuberculosis.
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CITATION
DOI: 10.17511/ijmrr.2016.i02.002
Published: 2016-02-29
How to Cite
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Kushwaha SS, Shantanu K, Kumar D, Singh S, Sharma V. Tuberculosis of the distal ulna mimicking malignanacy - a rare case report. Int J Med Res Rev [Internet]. 2016Feb.29 [cited 2024Nov.22];4(2):264-6. Available from: https://ijmrr.medresearch.in/index.php/ijmrr/article/view/472
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