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Pages 66-68 (1 July 2004)
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Vol. 61. Issue 1.
Pages 66-68 (1 July 2004)
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Abscesos cutáneos como forma de presentación de la enfermedad de Pott
Skin abscess as the clinical presentation of pott's disease
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Z. Lobato Salinas
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Correspondencia: P.° Lluís Muncunill, 44, 1.°–2.a 08225 Terrassa. Barcelona. España
, S. Artigas Rodríguez, J.L. Séculi Palacios
Unidad Integrada de Pediatría. Hospitals Sant Joan de Déu-Clínic. Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Sant Joan de Déu. Universitat de Barcelona. España
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La tuberculosis espinal recobra interés clínico en nuestro medio con la presencia de pacientes inmunodeprimidos o bien procedentes de áreas endémicas para tuberculosis. La presentación clínica en forma de abscesos cutáneos a partir de un foco osteoarticular constituye una rareza y dificulta el diagnóstico y el tratamiento precoces. Se presenta el caso clínico de un niño inmigrante, de 8 años, diagnosticado de tuberculosis ósea a partir de la presencia de fístulas cutáneas.

Palabras clave:
Tuberculosis osteoarticular
Fístula sacra
Infancia

Interest in skeletal tuberculosis has been growing in our environment due to the presence of patients with immunodeficiency and those from areas where tuberculosis is endemic. Clinical presentation in the form of skin abscesses with an osteoarticular focus is rare, hindering early diagnosis and treatment. We describe the case of an 8-year-old immigrant boy with a diagnosis of bone tuberculosis based on the presence of skin fistulas.

Key words:
Osteoarticular tuberculosis
Sacral fistula
Childhood
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