Tuberculous trochanteric bursitis, a rare cause of hip pain in an immunocompetent patient: A case report

Received: May 10, 2015
Accepted: August 25, 2015
Ref: Rastogi A, Verma V, Yadav YK, Singh A. Tuberculous trochanteric bursitis, a rare cause of hip pain in an immunocompetent patient: A case report. Internet J Med Update. 2016 Jan;11(1):22-25. doi: 10.4314/ijmu.v11i1.6
CrossRef Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ijmu.v11i1.6

Anuj Rastogi¹, Vikas Verma², Yogesh Kumar Yadav¹, Ajai Singh³

¹Integral Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
²Era’s Lucknow Medical College & Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
³King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

(Corresponding Author: Dr Anuj Rastogi, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics, Integral Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India; Email: anujrastogi77@yahoo.co.in)

ABSTRACT

Tuberculous bursitis in an immunocompetent patient is rare and needs a high index of suspicion for accurate diagnosis and management. We present a case of tubercular bursitis of the left greater trochanter in a 45 year old female, which was diagnosed on histopathology after surgical debridement and biopsy of the lesion.

KEY WORDS: Tuberculous bursitis; Greater trochanter, Immunocompetent patient; Hip pain

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