Despite available chemotherapy, survival of patients with skeletal tuberculosis and secondary amyloidosis for more than five years is extremely unusual. We have described a patient with inadequately treated tuberculous osteomyelitis and later concomitant pulmonary tuberculosis and secondary amyloidosis. After a prolonged course of antituberculous chemotherapy, the patient was found to be cured of the tuberculosis and to have complete resolution of the amyloidosis 14 years after the diagnosis.
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