Tuberculous Dactylitis-A Case Report
Published: 2021-12-01
Page: 297-302
Issue: 2021 - Volume 4 [Issue 2]
Rahul Bharadwaj
Department of Orthopedics, Dr RPGMC, Kangra at Tanda, India.
Vipin Sharma
Department of Orthopedics, Dr RPGMC, Kangra at Tanda, India.
Seema Sharma
Department of Orthopedics, Dr RPGMC, Kangra at Tanda, India.
Pankit Shekhar *
Institution Civil Hospital, Palampur, Dr Rajendra Prasad Govt Medical College, Kangra at Tanda, India.
Harshita Udaiwal
Department of Orthopedics, Dr RPGMC, Kangra at Tanda, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Tuberculous dactylitis is an unusual form of osteoarticular tuberculosis involving the short tubular bones of hands and feet. We report the case of a three-year-old female child who was diagnosed with tuberculous dactylitis, involving metacarpal of hand. Her diagnosis was delayed due to lack of suspicion of this rare entity. The report also examines the diagnostic difficulties faced by clinicians in arriving at an accurate diagnosis.
Keywords: Dactylitis, spina ventosa, tuberculous osteomyelitis