A tuberculous midpalmar abscess of the hand due to reactivation of previous pulmonary tuberculosis.
- Author:
Gavin C W KANG
;
Andrew YAM
;
Jonathan Y L LEE
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Abscess;
diagnosis;
etiology;
therapy;
Antitubercular Agents;
therapeutic use;
DNA, Bacterial;
analysis;
Debridement;
methods;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Male;
Metacarpus;
Middle Aged;
Mycobacterium tuberculosis;
genetics;
isolation & purification;
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary;
complications;
drug therapy;
microbiology
- From:Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
2008;37(11):982-983
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
