| Autor: |
Rajeswaran, Chinnadorai, Harris, Nicholas, Bodansky, Haevey J, Amery, Caroline M |
| Zdroj: |
British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease; Sep2005, Vol. 5 Issue 5, p289-291, 3p |
| Abstrakt: |
Foot infections in patients with diabetes mellitus are associ- Fated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Tuberculosis t of the foot and ankle is an uncommon presentation of skeletal tuberculosis. We present an unusual case of tuberculous osteomyelitis involving the foot of a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Skeletal tuberculosis may be difficult to diagnose as the symptoms and signs are often non-specific. In diabetic patients with a previous history of tuberculosis, it is important to include cultures of acid-fast bacillus in the work-up of deep infection of the foot. It is important to recognise peripheral tuberculosis osteomyelitis early, as prompt treatment can effectively eliminate long-term morbidity. This condition is potentially devastating and must be differentiated from other pathologies in the diabetic foot. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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