Periscapular mass in a refugee patient: a case of musculoskeletal extrapulmonary tuberculosis

Morgan Schiller, Anita Mathews, Sean Buck, Elizabeth J. Kvach

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Abstract

This report discusses the case of a male refugee from East Africa who presented with persistent right shoulder pain and was found to have a periscapular mass, whose diagnostic and therapeutic delay was due not only to fragmentation of care, but also a lack of awareness of musculoskeletal manifestations of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. This case underscores the importance of including tuberculosis in the differential diagnosis for a variety of symptoms in patients with risk factors, even if they report previous negative screening.

Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalBMJ Case Reports
Volume15
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 3 2022

Keywords

  • TB and other respiratory infections
  • bone and joint infections
  • orthopaedics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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