Bilateral tuberculous dactylitis of both hand and feet in a female toddler: a case report on a rare presentation of skeletal tuberculosis in children.

Background: Even though tuberculosis is a common disease among children in developing countries, tuberculous dactylitis is an uncommon form of Skeletal tuberculosis specially with involvement of both the hands and feet.

Case Presentation: A one-and-a-half-year-old previously healthy female Ethiopian toddler presented to our pediatric outpatient clinic with a history of two-month duration of painful multiple swellings over both her hands and feet. The swelling involved the proximal phalanx of the left index finger, dorsum of the right hand, and dorsum of both feet over the first metatarsal bone.