Bone and joint tuberculosis in paediatrics: a 13-year retrospective study
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY(2022)
摘要
Introduction. Bone and joint tuberculosis (BJTB) is rare in developed countries, particularly in the paediatric population. Hypothesis/Gap Statement. The clinical features and sequelae of paediatric BJTB in Europe are not well characterized and should be assessed to achieve a better approach. Aim. To assess the management and outcomes of paediatric BJTB. Methodology. Longitudinal observational study of all paediatric patients (0-17 years old) diagnosed with BJTB between 2008 to 2020 in a tertiary-care hospital. Results. We identified 18 patients with BJTB, with a median age of 10 years (IQR 6-14.8), 66.7 % male. Most (72%) were diagnosed after 2015 and were foreign-born (88.9%), mainly from Portuguese-speaking African countries, and none had HIV. The most common symptoms were pain (77.8%), fever (50 %) and bone deformity (44.4%). Spinal TB (STB) affected 13 (72.2 %) and extra-spinal TB (ESTB) 9 (50%) patients, and 4 (27.7 %) had both conditions. Diagnostic positive procedures included positive nucleic acid amplification technique (NAAT) (44.4%), Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolation (44.4 %) and compatible histology (33.3%). All completed antituberculous drugs for a median of 12 months (IQR 12-13) and nine (50%) had surgery. Overall, acute complications occurred in 16 (88.9%) patients - 11/13 (84.6%) with STB and 5/5 (100%) with ESTB - and included abscesses, spinal compression, spine deformity and pathological fractures. Sequelae were still present at the 12-month follow-up in seven cases (46.7%), and were more common in foreign-born patients sent to Portugal to receive medical treatment (66.7 vs 20 %). Conclusions. Paediatric BJTB is difficult to diagnose and has high morbidity, requiring long-term follow-up. Over the last decade, foreign-born TB seems to be increasing, with still longer treatment courses and more acute complications and sequelae.
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bone and joint infections,paediatric,tuberculosis
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