MR findings of tuberculous dactylitis: case report

Yoon, Chang Jin; Chung, Hye Won; Hong, Sung Hwan; Kim, Chong Jai; Kang, Heung Sik

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Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 163-167, September 2001

MR findings of tuberculous dactylitis: case report

Chang Jin Yoon
- Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, 28 Yongon-Dong, Chongno-Gu, Seoul, 110-774, South Korea
- Department of Radiology, Institute of Radiation Medicine, SNUMRC, Seoul, South Korea
Hye Won Chung
- Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, 28 Yongon-Dong, Chongno-Gu, Seoul, 110-774, South Korea
- Department of Radiology, Institute of Radiation Medicine, SNUMRC, Seoul, South Korea
Sung Hwan Hong
- Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, 28 Yongon-Dong, Chongno-Gu, Seoul, 110-774, South Korea
- Department of Radiology, Institute of Radiation Medicine, SNUMRC, Seoul, South Korea
Chong Jai Kim
- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, 28 Yongon-Dong, Chongno-Gu, Seoul, 110-774, South Korea
Heung Sik Kang
- Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, 28 Yongon-Dong, Chongno-Gu, Seoul, 110-774, South Korea
- Department of Radiology, Institute of Radiation Medicine, SNUMRC, Seoul, South Korea
- Corresponding author. Tel.: +82-2-7603217; fax: +82-2-7436385

Received 6 September 2000; received in revised form 23 February 2001; accepted 5 March 2001.

Abstract

A case of tuberculous dactylitis in an immunocompetent patient is presented and the radiographic findings and differential diagnosis discussed. MR image, although nonspecific, was helpful for differential diagnosis and evaluating the extent of the lesion. Although this is a rare condition, the diagnosis should be considered when dealing with an unusual destructive bony lesion.

Keywords: MR findings, tuberculous, dactylitis