Tuberculosis of the Cuboid: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Autor: Jeyaseelan L; Specialist Registrar, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Barking, Havering and Redbridge National Health Service Trust, London, United Kingdom., Williams D; Specialist Registrar, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Barking, Havering and Redbridge National Health Service Trust, London, United Kingdom., Tibrewal S; Senior Orthopaedic Registrar, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Barking, Havering and Redbridge National Health Service Trust, London, United Kingdom., Ali SA; Associate Specialist, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Barking, Havering and Redbridge National Health Service Trust, London, United Kingdom., Hassan M; Associate Specialist, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Barking, Havering and Redbridge National Health Service Trust, London, United Kingdom., Vemulapalli K; Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Barking, Havering and Redbridge National Health Service Trust, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: kvorthopaedics@gmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Journal of foot and ankle surgery : official publication of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons [J Foot Ankle Surg] 2015 Jul-Aug; Vol. 54 (4), pp. 713-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Jun 15.
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2014.04.026
Abstrakt: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health problem. According to a recent World Health Organization report, it ranks as the second leading cause of death from an infectious disease worldwide. According to the "UK Health Protection Agency Tuberculosis in the UK: 2012 Report," 8963 cases were reported in the United Kingdom in 2011. London had the greatest proportion of cases in the United Kingdom and the greatest rate of disease. TB affecting the foot is rare, affecting about 10% of all skeletal TB cases. However, owing to the current patterns of global immigration, with significant volumes of people migrating out of endemic countries, it has become a disease that physicians and surgeons in developed countries should be more aware of in today's practice. To the best of our knowledge, we present the first adult case of TB of the cuboid in the United Kingdom and the first adult case documented outside of India. We present the case details and the results of a thorough review of the literature. TB of the foot and ankle poses a diagnostic challenge because of the propensity of TB to mimic other pathologic entities radiologically. Tissue diagnosis and antitubercular medication is the mainstay of diagnosis and treatment, respectively.
(Copyright © 2015 American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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