Calvarial Tuberculosis With Skin Tuberculosis in a Child: A Rare Case Report

TL;DR

This case report describes a rare instance of a child with two uncommon forms of tuberculosis, calvarial TB and skin TB, successfully treated with standard therapy.

Contribution

The novelty lies in the simultaneous occurrence of two rare TB forms in a single pediatric case.

Findings

Calvarial tuberculosis and TB verrucosa cutis occurred together in a child.

The case was successfully treated with first-line antitubercular therapy.

Abstract

Calvarial tuberculosis (TB) is an uncommon form of skeletal TB. Early diagnosis can be challenging as they may exhibit diagnostic dilemmas. Another rare kind of skin TB is called TB verrucosa cutis. In this case, both of these uncommon forms were observed simultaneously and were effectively treated with first-line antitubercular therapy.

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