Abstract
Figure 1 – Pelvic panoramic AP radiography, showing a decrease in the articular space on the right, besides a flattening of the ipsilateral femoral head. IntroductIon For centuries tuberculosis has plagued humankind1, being considered the main cause of death due to a single infectious agent in adults all over the world, according to WHO data2. This disease can take several forms, such as pulmonary, lymphatic, genitourinary, among others. One of them is osteoarticular tuberculosis, which has existed for thousands of years and still strikes children and adolescents with a stable incidence in both developed and developing countries. The osteoarticular disease constitutes 10 to 20% of extrapulmonary tuberculosis cases and 1% to 3% of all tuberculosis cases2-6. The bone impairment is predominant in the vertebral column7. As to joint impairment, it is less usual and occurs, in 50 to 73% of cases, in load-bearing joints, such as the hip and the knee8-10. The occurrence of tuberculosis in the coxofemoral joint is reported in a pediatric patient at a Teaching Hospital, showing how difficult the early diagnosis of this disease can be.
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