J Korean Radiol Soc.  1974 Dec;10(2):245-249. 10.3348/jkrs.1974.10.2.245.

Two cases of multiple skeletal tuberculosis with spina ventosa

• Jeon BH
• Choi SW
• Kim BS

• KMID: 2345966
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.1974.10.2.245

Abstract

Two cases of multiple skeletal tuberculosis with spina ventosa proved by radiological and pathologicalmethods, were reported. One of the cases was 3 years old boy who had multiple abscess formations in both lowerlegs, intermitternt high fever and soft tissue swelling in both hands, and the other was 19 years old boy who hadsoft tissue swelling in both hands and feet. Radiologically, the former showed active hilar tuberculosis of thechest, and destructive changes with cortical expansion in the left humerus, left tibia, left calcaneus and bothhands; the latter showed almost fibroconsolidated lesions of the chest, and bony lesions in both radii, leftcalcaneus, and both hands and feet. Biopsy specimen showed tubercles composed of epithelial cells, small roundcells and fibroblasts with caseous necrosis in part.

Keyword

Bones; infection

MeSH Terms

Abscess
Biopsy
Calcaneus
Epithelial Cells
Fever
Fibroblasts
Foot
Hand
Humans
Humerus
Male
Necrosis
Thorax
Tibia
Tuberculosis*