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A Rare Case of Primary Mycobacterium tuberculosis Myositis of the Thigh in an Immunocompetent Infant

dc.contributor.authorMalik, Zainab A.
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-17T10:04:17Z
dc.date.available2023-07-17T10:04:17Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractAbstract: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection is a serious health condition that affects individuals of all age groups. Although MTB infections are more common in immunocompromised patients, they are frequently diagnosed in healthy individuals without apparent risk factors. Extrapulmonary infection is an uncommon manifestation of MTB infection, especially infection of the musculoskeletal system. Here, we present a rare case of a five-month-old immunocompetent infant who presented with a progressively enlarging swelling of the thigh without any other symptoms. After further evaluation, a diagnosis of primary MTB myositis of the thigh was made, which was treated successfully with first-line anti-tuberculosis therapy for nine months. This case report highlights the need to consider MTB infection in infants and children with unusual clinical findings. Due to its nonspecific symptoms and difficulty in diagnosis, clinicians need to maintain a high index of clinical suspicion for MTB infection, even in infants without risk factors for exposure.en_US
dc.identifier.other204-2023.49
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.mbru.ac.ae/handle/1/1279
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectExtrapulmonary Tuberculosis (eptb)en_US
dc.subjectAnti-tuberculosis Therapyen_US
dc.subjectmtb (mycobacterium tuberculosis)en_US
dc.subjectInfanten_US
dc.subjectMyositisen_US
dc.subjectMycobacterium Tuberculosisen_US
dc.titleA Rare Case of Primary Mycobacterium tuberculosis Myositis of the Thigh in an Immunocompetent Infanten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dspace.entity.typePublicationen_US

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