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

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

doi:10.1136/bcr-2021-245324

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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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 language	English (US)
Journal	BMJ Case Reports
Volume	15
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-245324
State	Published - Mar 3 2022

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bone and joint infections
orthopaedics
TB and other respiratory infections

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