Bone tuberculosis in a patient with pulmonary tuberculosis

A case of bone tuberculosis in 83 years old farmer was described. He was hospitalized because of pain, oedema and purulent fistula in carpal regio. He hadn't neither systemic symptoms neither from respiratory tract. Chest X-ray and X-ray of carpal bones revealed tuberculous lesions. In the pus from cutaneous fistula AFB were found in culture. Antituberculous treatment was successful.