1Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Grant Medical College, Mumbai-400008, Maharashtra, India, Affiliated with Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik-422003, Maharashtra, India
2Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, PES Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Kuppam-517425, Affiliated with NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada-520008, Andhra Pradesh, India
(*Corresponding author) email id: *harshabattery@gmail.com, 1drbelaverma@yahoo.co.in
Background and need for study: Tuberculous osteomyelitis account for 1–6% of extra pulmonary lesions. This study was done to know the clinical features and outcome of children with tuberculous osteomyelitis. Methods: Retrospective study of all children aged 6 months to 18 years admitted with tuberculous osteomyelitis between January 2009 and December 2015. Results: Spinal tuberculous osteomyelitis was the most common form seen along with other rare forms such as multifocal, rib, manubrium sterni, iliac crest, occipital bone involvement. multidrug resistance tuberculosis (MDR TB) was seen in 30% (3/10) and all improved with treatment. Total five children required category IV treatment. There was no mortality in treated cases during the study period and health of all children improved with treatment.
Children, Extrapulmonary pulmonary TB, Multidrug resistance tuberculosis (MDT TB), Multifocal, Osteomyelitis, Tuberculous osteomyelitis
