Multifocal tuberculous osteomyelitis of the right parietal and left calcaneal bones from a probable primary scrofula in an 11-year-old male
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In brief
In brief
Case report documenting rare multifocal tuberculous osteomyelitis affecting both skull and calcaneal bones in an 11-year-old patient, likely secondary to primary cervical lymph node tuberculosis (scrofula). Highlights diagnostic challenges and management considerations for extrapulmonary TB in pediatric populations.
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Co-authored research article on pediatric osteomyelitis case study by Dr Ndayong Raoul from Paediatric Surgery Unit
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