Clinical presentation and imaging of a rare case of Tarsal Tuberculosis
Key Clinical Message
A 43‐year‐old woman arrived to emergency unit of our hospital, referring intense deteriorated pain and swelling of midfoot. Rapid clinical evolvement of osteoarticular tuberculosis represents a potential clinical scenario. Clinicians should always include foot tuberculosis in differential diagnosis, in cases of severe clinical and radiological manifestations.
A 43‐year‐old woman arrived to emergency unit of our hospital, referring intense deteriorated pain and swelling of midfoot. Rapid clinical evolvement of osteoarticular tuberculosis represents a potential clinical scenario. Clinicians should always include foot tuberculosis in differential diagnosis, in cases of severe clinical and radiological manifestations.
Source: Clinical Case Reports - Category: General Medicine Authors: Stylianos Kapetanakis, Danai Chourmouzi, Elissavet Papadopoulou, Dimitrios Oikonomou, Nikolaos Gkantsinikoudis Tags: Clinical Image Source Type: research