Tuberculous dactylitis pseudotumor of an adult thumb: a case report

Tuberculous dactylitis is an uncommon condition which is particularly difficult to differentiate from other lesions, particularly tumors. We report the case of a 56-year-old, healthy, left-handed person who consulted for progressive painful swelling of 8-month duration in the right thumb, which had...

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Published in:Strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction 2010-04, Vol.5 (1), p.53-56
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