Osteomielitis tuberculosa quística unifocal

Resumen

Un tipo especial de osteomielitis tuberculosa es la forma quística. Incide especialmente en la edad pediátrica y afecta a los huesos largos periféricos. Habitualmente es multifocal, pero últimamente parece pre-dominar la manifestación solitaria. Se presenta un caso de osteomieli-tis tuberculosa quística unifocal en la infancia, sospechada por la ra-diología y la historia clínica y confirmada al identificar M. tuberculosis en el material biopsiado de la lesión.

Abstract

One of the distinctive types of tuberculous osteomyelitis is the cystic form. It mainly develops during childhood and affects the long bones. It is usually multifocal, but recently it seems to occur predominantly at a single site. A case is presented of unifocal cystic tuberculous osteomyelitis in a child. It was suspected on the basis of radiological evidence and clinical history and was confirmed by the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis upon biopsy of the lesions.