Pulmonary tuberculosis with multifocal skeletal involvement
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - Pulmonary Series, vol.61, no.2, pp.133-135, 2004 (Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 61 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2004
- Doi Number: 10.4081/monaldi.2004.714
- Journal Name: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - Pulmonary Series
- Journal Indexes: Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.133-135
- Keywords: Multiple lytic vertebral lesions, Skeletal tuberculosis
- Ankara University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Pulmonary tuberculosis with multifocal skeletal involvement. A. Kaya, Z. Topu, S. Fitoz, N. Numanoglu. Skeletal tuberculosis accounts for 1-5% of all tuberculosis infections. Of these infections, 50% involve the vertebral column and only 0-5% involve ribs. Rib tuberculosis is seen in only 0.1% of all tuberculosis infections. Skeletal tuberculosis is localised to a single site in 90-95% of reported cases. Multifocal involvement is uncommon and is usually associated with disseminated disease. We present a case of pulmonary tuberculosis associated with multifocal skeletal involvement.