Diagnostic Challenges and Recovery of First Tarsometatarsal Joint Tuberculosis Extending to Medial Cuneiform and First Metatarsal: A Rare Case Report
Dahal Sweekar, Omkar Bist, Kesavan Sri-Ram, Sunil Bhatta, Upadhyaya Maya, Shubham Pant
Clinical Case Reports · 2025-08
Abstract
Foot tuberculosis is rare and often diagnosed late due to non-specific symptoms and lack of typical radiological findings. Early diagnosis and a combination of anti-tubercular therapy and surgical intervention are crucial for preventing deformities, ensuring successful recovery without significant long-term complications.
MeSH terms
- Medicine
- Tarsometatarsal joints
- Tuberculosis
- Radiological weapon
- Cuneiform
- Metatarsal bones
- Occult
- Foot (prosody)
- First metatarsal
- Surgery