Thatoi Pravat, Parida Manoj, Barik Rakesh, Das Bidyut
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
Senior Resident, Department of Medicine, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
J Clin Diagn Res. 2017 Jun;11(6):OD23-OD24. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/27879.10115. Epub 2017 Jun 1.
Tubercular dactylitis is an uncommon form of osteo-articular tuberculosis seen in children. Multifocal involvement, simultaneously involving hands and feet is extremely uncommon. Here we report an adult patient with tubercular dactylitis involving multiple digits of both hands and second digit of right foot in absence of any risk factors like immunodeficiency or any debilitating condition. The patient was successfully treated with anti-tubercular drugs for six months. infection of bones and joints can present in an unusual way but early diagnosis and treatment caries a good prognosis.