[MRI appearance of tuberculosis of the tibia in children: about a case].

Isolated bone involvement of tuberculosis is uncommon and mainly occurs among immunocompromised young adults. Initially, it can mimick an infection due to common germ or a tumor when its evolution is chronic. We here report the case of a 15-year old female patient with no particular previous history presenting with hard and painless swelling on the upper third of the leg with chronic evolution.