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Retrospective Study of Bone-TB in Oman: 2002–2019

2021; Elsevier BV; Volume: 11; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2991/jegh.k.210420.002

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Wael A. H. Hegazy, Raqiya Al Mamari, Khalfan Almazroui, Ali Al Habsi, Ahmad Kamona, Huda AlHarthi, Areej I. Al Lawati, AlZahra H. AlHusaini,

Hematological disorders and diagnostics

Bone and joint TB is an ancient disease, osteoarticular-TB has been identified in Egyptian mummies [12,13], Europeans' skeletons in the Middle Ages [14], and even earlier in Iron Age remains from Asia [15].M. tuberculosis is the most common cause of mycobacterial osteomyelitis and arthritis [16].Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) skeletal infections are usually associated with a previous puncture, injury, or with orthopedic surgery [16].NTM is