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  • Title: Isolated tuberculosis of the coccyx.
    Author: Kumar A, Varshney MK, Trikha V, Khan SA.
    Journal: J Bone Joint Surg Br; 2006 Oct; 88(10):1388-9. PubMed ID: 17012433.
    Abstract:
    Vertebral disease constitutes approximately 50% of all skeletal tuberculosis. We describe a patient who developed a discharging sinus at the tip of the coccyx. Extensive examination revealed isolated tuberculosis of the coccyx. Although rare, the condition should be suspected in patients presenting with a chronic sinus in the sacrococcygeal area and a lytic lesion in the coccyx on CT or MRI, particularly in the developing world.
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