Isolated tuberculosis of the coccyx

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2006 Oct;88(10):1388-9. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.88B10.18050.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Coccyx* / microbiology
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / drug therapy
  • Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / microbiology

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents