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. 2021 Jun 11;32(2):536–541. doi: 10.52312/jdrs.2021.17

Table 1. Literature review of pediatric and adolescent cases of tuberculous trochanteric bursitis[5,7,8,10].

Author Publication Year Age/sex Predisposing factors Clinical presentation Other TB Sites Plain radiographs Diagnostic Method Treatment Long-term outcome
Macnab1101 1870 11/M Trauma to hip From pain and swelling to wound with discharge NA NA Observation Carbolic acid injected into the abscess. Series of dressing NA
McMurray151 1947 14/F 7/NA+ NA Mild pain and swelling Not noted Normal radiographs at time of diagnosis Trochanteric erosion 1 year later Guinea pig inoculation Aspiration of abscess Rest NA
Mabille et al.171 1981 13/M Home exposure Pain for 6 months NA Trochanteric erosion, STC NA Surgery, chemotherapy NA
Jaovisidha et al.181 1996 17/F NA NA NA STS NA NA NA
Present study   6*-14/F Home exposure Thigh swelling and fluctuation* Chronic wound on the lateral thigh with a minor secretion Not noted Lytic lesion and partial reactive sclerosis of the greater trochanter TB laboratory diagnostics Two surgeries (abscess evacuation) and antibiotics Series of dressing*
Surgery (excision of fistula and trochanteric bursa) and oral antituberculous medications
Four years after surgery, complete recovery
TB: Tuberculosis; NA: Not available; † Case not described; * At first presentation; STC: Soft tissue calcification; STS: Soft tissue swelling.