We report 2 children who underwent multidrug antituberculous therapy with rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide followed by dedicated physiotherapy for tuberculosis of the shoulder. Both patients regained a range of motion comparable with the contralateral side after 9 to 10 months.
TangSCChowSP. Tuberculosis of the shoulder. Report of five cases treated conservatively. J R Coll Surg Edinb1983;28:188–90.
2.
NgomGGuèyeODiéméCFallMFallINdoyeM. The tuberculosis of a child's shoulder: A report of two cases. Internet J Orthop Surg2006;6.
3.
ShannonFBMooreMHoukomJAWaeckerNJJr. Multifocal cystic tuberculosis of bone. Report of a case. J Bone Joint Surg Am1990;72:1089–92.
4.
KantSKumarSVermaSSanjaySharmaV. Dry type of tuberculosis of humerus: A case report. Internet J Orthop Surg2007;7.
5.
JainDJainVKSinghYKumarSMittalD. Cystic tuberculosis of the scapula in a young boy: A case report and review of the literature. J Med Case Rep2009;3:7412.
6.
PowersLWAbughaliNvan der KuypFEffronD. A swollen shoulder and a history of TB exposure. Consultant2014;54:213–4.
7.
PatelPRPatelDAThakkerTShahKShahVB. Tuberculosis of shoulder joint. Indian J Orthop2003;37:7.
8.
LakhkarDLYadavMSoniAKumarM. Unusual presentation of shoulder joint tuberculosis: A case report. Indian J Radiol Imaging2006;16:23–6.
9.
MangwaniJGuptaAKYadavCSRaoKS. Unusual presentation of shoulder joint tuberculosis: A case report. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong)2001;9:57–60.
10.
TeoHEPehWC. Skeletal tuberculosis in children. Pediatr Radiol2004;34:853–60.
11.
JainAKJenaSKSinghMPDhammiIKRamachadranVGDevG. Evaluation of clinico-radiological, bacteriological, serological, molecular and histological diagnosis of osteoarticular tuberculosis. Indian J Orthop2008;42:173–7.
12.
SchaafHSMaraisBJ. Management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in children: A survival guide for paediatricians. Paediatr Respir Rev2011;12:31–8.
