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Calvarial tuberculosis in a preschool-aged child : an uncommon entity
Other Title(s)
سل قبي في طفل ما قبل المدرسة : ظاهرة غير شائعة
Joint Authors
Santra, Avradip
Sen, Arya
Chatterjee, Atri
Source
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 17, Issue 4 (30 Nov. 2017), pp.484-486, 3 p.
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Publication Date
2017-11-30
Country of Publication
Oman
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Calvarial tuberculosis is a rare manifestation of tuberculosis, especially in children under five years of age.
We report a two-and-a-half-year-old male child who presented to the Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata, India, in 2015 with frontoparietal fluctuant swelling of three months’ duration.
He had also had chronic sinus discharge from the left lower eyelid over the previous six months.
Computed tomography of the head revealed a frontal swelling along with erosion of both the outer and inner plates of the left frontal bone.
Fine needle aspiration of the pus indicated the presence of acid-fast bacilli.
Unfortunately, no primary focus of tuberculosis could be established.
The patient improved after one year of antitubercular therapy without requiring any surgical intervention and with no sign of subsequent disease recurrence.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Santra, Avradip& Sen, Arya& Chatterjee, Atri. 2017. Calvarial tuberculosis in a preschool-aged child : an uncommon entity. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal،Vol. 17, no. 4, pp.484-486.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-799392
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Santra, Avradip…[et al.]. Calvarial tuberculosis in a preschool-aged child : an uncommon entity. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal Vol. 17, no. 4 (Nov. 2017), pp.484-486.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-799392
American Medical Association (AMA)
Santra, Avradip& Sen, Arya& Chatterjee, Atri. Calvarial tuberculosis in a preschool-aged child : an uncommon entity. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2017. Vol. 17, no. 4, pp.484-486.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-799392
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 486
Record ID
BIM-799392