Saudi Journal of Pathology and Microbiology (SJPM)
Volume-3 | Issue-01 | 1-4
Case Report
Botriomycoma Revealing Tuberculosis Osteitis of the Tibia: An Unusual Case and Literature Review
Badarou Chaibou, Espoir Amour Mokoko, Marou Soumana Boubacar, Zakariyaou Harouna, Abdelhalim ElIbrahimi, Abdelmajid Elmrini
Published : Jan. 30, 2018
Abstract
Botriomycome exceptionally reveals an infectious bone site. We report a
case of botriomycoma revealing tuberculosis osteitis of the tibia in a 38-year-old man
without particulars antecedents, who consulted for a cutaneous lesion at the 1/3
proximal of the left leg evolving over 4 months, with bone involvement in imaging, in
whom the histological examination of the cutaneous and bone lesions allowed the
diagnosis of botriomycoma on an underlying tuberculosis osteitis. Following surgical
management associated with anti-tuberculosis treatment, the outcome was favorable.
Botriomycoma is a well-known but little reported entity in the literature. It is a benign
tumor that often reveals an underlying infectious but rarely bone site. Our case is the
first in which this tumor allows us to discover tuberculosis osteitis of the tibia.