Tuberculosis of the flexor carpi radialis muscle - A case report

Authors

Shah Fahad, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Naveed Baloch, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Nasir Ud Din, Aga Khan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Report

Department

Orthopaedic Surgery; Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Abstract

Tuberculosis involving almost any organ of the body is a major problem in developing countries. The most commonly affected site in tuberculosis is the lung. Of the extra pulmonary tuberculosis, musculoskeletal involvement accounts for 1-5% of the cases. Muscular involvement in tuberculosis is a rare manifestation of extra pulmonary tuberculosis. Unusual presentations often go undetected and are associated with a diagnostic and therapeutic delay. This case report presents tuberculosis of the flexor carpi radialis.

Publication (Name of Journal)

JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Recommended Citation

Fahad, S., Baloch, N., Ud Din, N. (2020). Tuberculosis of the flexor carpi radialis muscle - A case report. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 70(9), 1645-1647.
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_surg_orthop/136