Spina Ventosa; Isolated tuberculous osteomyelitis of the little finger: A forgotten differential diagnosis
Wael Goravey,
Gawahir A. Ali
Affiliations
Wael Goravey
Correspondence to: Infectious Diseases Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.; Department of Infectious Diseases, Communicable Diseases Centre, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
Gawahir A. Ali
Department of Infectious Diseases, Communicable Diseases Centre, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
Isolated tuberculous dactylitis is a rare form of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis that frequently eludes assessment and constitutes diagnostic challenges. This case reminds physicians of keeping tuberculosis (TB) as a differential when dealing with chronic finger ulcers to avoid devastating consequences.
