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Spina Ventosa; Isolated tuberculous osteomyelitis of the little finger: A forgotten differential diagnosis

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submitted on 2023-10-18, 10:30 and posted on 2023-10-18, 12:04 authored by Wael Goravey, Gawahir A. Ali

Isolated tuberculous dactylitis is a rare form of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis that frequently eludes assessment and constitutes diagnostic challenges. This case reminds physicians of keeping tuberculosis (TB) as a differential when dealing with chronic finger ulcers to avoid devastating consequences.

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Published in: IDCases
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
See article on publisher's website: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01316

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Open Access funding provided by the Qatar National Library

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  • English

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Elsevier

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  • 2021

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This Item is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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  • Hamad Medical Corporation
  • Communicable Disease Center - HMC

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