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Multicentric tuberculosis at two rare sites in an immunocompetent adult

Authors: Saurabh Singh, Chethan Nagaraj, Ghanshyam N. Khare, Vinay Kumaraswamy

Published in: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology | Issue 4/2011

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The case of a 20-year-old female who presented with refractory coccydynia and sternal pain is described. She was immunocompetent, and had no systemic features. She was diagnosed with tuberculosis of the sternal and coccygeal regions based on magnetic resonance imaging and histopathology of biopsy specimens. Conservative management with oral multidrug antituberculous therapy completely cured the patient, and she had not suffered any recurrence after three years of follow-up. This case highlights the possibility of the multicentric presentation of tuberculosis at two rare sites in the same immunocompetent patient, even though the differential diagnosis was coccydynia.

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Title: Multicentric tuberculosis at two rare sites in an immunocompetent adult
Authors: Saurabh Singh
Chethan Nagaraj
Ghanshyam N. Khare
Vinay Kumaraswamy
Publication date: 01-12-2011
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology / Issue 4/2011
Print ISSN: 1590-9921
Electronic ISSN: 1590-9999
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10195-011-0157-8

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