An 8-year-old boy presents with a gradually progressing swelling and pain since 6 months over the upper tibia. On x-ray, there is a lytic lesion with sclerotic margins in the upper tibial metaphysis. The diagnosis is –
Correct Answer: Brodie's abscess
Description: Lytic lesion with sclerotic margin in upper end of tibia in an 8-year-old by suggests the diagnosis of Brodie's abscess (among the given options).
Lytic lesions with sclerotic margins is seen in : -
i) Simple bone cyst
ii) Brodie's abscess
iii) Osteoblastoma
iv) Chondroblastoma
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Orthopaedics
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