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A case of multifocal tuberculous osteomyelitis is reported. The lesions were found in the skull and ribs in a 10 year old girl with pulmonary tuberculosis and with tuberculous lymphadenitis. Complete healing was achieved under chemotherapy. Although radiologically the lesions appear “cystic”, their true nature is that of granulomatous — caseous tuberculous osteomyelitis.
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Professor of Radiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA (Consultant with Project HOPE in Guatemala)
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Echeverria, J., Kaude, J.V. Multifocal tuberculous osteomyelitis. Pediatr Radiol 7, 238–240 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02386716
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