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ZUNIGA-ROSAS, Marco A.  y  CAMARA-REYES, Ramón R.. Pulmonary and bone tuberculosis in an immunocompetent host: A case report. Rev Med Hered [online]. 2024, vol.35, n.2, pp.96-102.  Epub 28-Jun-2024. ISSN 1018-130X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.20453/rmh.v35i2.5234.

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis accounts for 15-20% of all cases, osteoarticular accounts for 11.3-34.5%. We report here the case of a 28-year-old male immunocompetent host who started with respiratory symptoms and subsequently developed a painful tumor on the second finger of the right hand. He started treatment in a peripheral health care center after identifying Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a sputum sample. Due to the persistence of symptoms, he was transferred to our institution. A biopsy of the tumor was positive for Gene Xpert MTB/RIF, and pathological studies revealed bone involvement of the second finger of the right hand. Incidentally, a vertebral lesion at D9 was found. This report helps consider bone tuberculosis in the differential diagnosis of bone involvement in immunocompetent hosts from endemic areas.

Palabras clave : Tuberculosis extrapulmonary; Immunity; Tuberculosis osteoarticular; Polymerase Chain Reaction.

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