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Review
. 2004 Apr;33(4):244-7.
doi: 10.1007/s00256-003-0714-1. Epub 2003 Nov 20.

Tuberculosis manifesting as multifocal lytic cortical lesions in the femur

Yong-Koo Park  1 , Ji Seon Park, Chung-Soo Han
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Review

Tuberculosis manifesting as multifocal lytic cortical lesions in the femur

Yong-Koo Park et al. Skeletal Radiol. 2004 Apr.

Abstract

Tuberculosis remains a major international health problem despite advances in radiological diagnosis and antituberculous therapy. Disseminated tuberculous infection affecting a single bone and manifested as multifocal lytic cortical lesions is rare and unusual. We report on a 50-year-old man with multifocal involvement of the femur by tuberculosis and demonstrate positive reaction using tuberculosis-polymerase chain reaction on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded histological specimens.

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