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Tuberculosis of bone

MedGen UID:
469021
•Concept ID:
C3203357
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Bone Tuberculoses; Bone Tuberculosis; Tuberculoses, Bone; Tuberculosis, Bone
SNOMED CT: Tuberculous osteitis (38279006); Tuberculosis of bone (38279006)

Definition

Tuberculosis of the bone. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTuberculosis of bone

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Percutaneous management of complications of tuberculous spondylodiscitis: short- to medium-term results.
Pieri S, Agresti P, Altieri AM, Ialongo P, Cortese A, Alma MG, de' Medici L
Radiol Med 2009 Sep;114(6):984-95. Epub 2009 Jun 25 doi: 10.1007/s11547-009-0425-3. PMID: 19554419
The treatment of spinal tuberculosis: a retrospective study.
Ramachandran S, Clifton IJ, Collyns TA, Watson JP, Pearson SB
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2005 May;9(5):541-4. PMID: 15875926
A report on the domiciliary treatment of tuberculosis of bone and joint in the cape western area.
COMMERELL JJ, ORTH MC
S Afr Med J 1954 Mar 20;28(12):234-7. PMID: 13156709

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Tuberculosis of the patella masquerading as prepatellar bursitis.
MacLean S, Kulkarni S
Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2013 Jan;95(1):e17-9. doi: 10.1308/003588413x13511609955490. PMID: 23317718Free PMC Article
Protective value of BCG vaccination in children in Bangkok, Thailand.
Chavalittamrong B, Chearskul S, Tuchinda M
Pediatr Pulmonol 1986 Jul-Aug;2(4):202-5. doi: 10.1002/ppul.1950020406. PMID: 3763257

Diagnosis

Role of fine-needle aspiration cytology in tuberculosis of bone.
Handa U, Garg S, Mohan H, Garg SK
Diagn Cytopathol 2010 Jan;38(1):1-4. doi: 10.1002/dc.21150. PMID: 19688768
Primary tuberculosis of bone mimicking a lytic bone tumor.
Lemme SD, Kevin Raymond A, Cannon CP, Normand AN, Smith KC, Hughes DP
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2007 Mar;29(3):198-202. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31803b959f. PMID: 17356403
Diagnosis of tuberculosis of bone and soft tissue by fine-needle aspiration biopsy.
Masood S
Diagn Cytopathol 1992;8(5):451-5. doi: 10.1002/dc.2840080505. PMID: 1396023
The treatment of tuberculosis of bone and joint.
Griffiths DL
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1978;72(6):559-63. doi: 10.1016/0035-9203(78)90003-2. PMID: 366810
MULTIPLE PSEUDOCYSTIC TUBERCULOSIS OF BONE.
DOWNS WJ
Can Med Assoc J 1964 Dec 12;91(24):1275-7. PMID: 14226109Free PMC Article

Therapy

Dangerous errors in the diagnosis and treatment of bony tuberculosis.
Herzog A
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2009 Sep;106(36):573-7. Epub 2009 Sep 4 doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2009.0573. PMID: 19890413Free PMC Article
Primary tuberculosis of bone mimicking a lytic bone tumor.
Lemme SD, Kevin Raymond A, Cannon CP, Normand AN, Smith KC, Hughes DP
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2007 Mar;29(3):198-202. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31803b959f. PMID: 17356403
Protective value of BCG vaccination in children in Bangkok, Thailand.
Chavalittamrong B, Chearskul S, Tuchinda M
Pediatr Pulmonol 1986 Jul-Aug;2(4):202-5. doi: 10.1002/ppul.1950020406. PMID: 3763257
The treatment of tuberculosis of bone and joint.
Griffiths DL
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1978;72(6):559-63. doi: 10.1016/0035-9203(78)90003-2. PMID: 366810
Streptomycin in tuberculosis of bone and joint.
BICKEL WH, YOUNG HH
J Am Med Assoc 1948 Jun 19;137(8):682-7. doi: 10.1001/jama.1948.02890420016004. PMID: 18868068

Prognosis

Dangerous errors in the diagnosis and treatment of bony tuberculosis.
Herzog A
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2009 Sep;106(36):573-7. Epub 2009 Sep 4 doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2009.0573. PMID: 19890413Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Observations on cystic tuberculosis of bone, with a report on two cases.
MURRAY RO
Proc R Soc Med 1954 Feb;47(2):133-8. PMID: 13134194Free PMC Article

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