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Isolated tuberculosis of the coccyx



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Abstract

Vertebral disease constitutes approximately 50% of all skeletal tuberculosis. We describe a patient who developed a discharging sinus at the tip of the coccyx. Extensive examination revealed isolated tuberculosis of the coccyx. Although rare, the condition should be suspected in patients presenting with a chronic sinus in the sacrococcygeal area and a lytic lesion in the coccyx on CT or MRI, particularly in the developing world.


Correspondence should be sent to Dr A. Kumar at Flat 3221, Ground Floor, Sector A, PKT - B& C Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, India; e-mail: ashok_k73@rediffmail.com

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