A Case of Miliary Tuberculosis Together With Rarely Localized Osteomyelitis With Cranial Involvement Tuberculosis is a significant health problem in developing countries. The diagnosis of tuberculosis is quite difficult. The rate of confirmation by the culture which is the gold standard for the diagnosis is low. It is usually diagnosed clinically, radiologically and histopathologically. A 16-year-old young boy who was referred to our clinic, and diagnosed as bone and joint tuberculosis. While

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... arching for granulomatous diseases his biopsy result was documented as necrotising granulomatosis in an external health center where the patient had resorted to and complained about the ache and swelling on his left foot. In this patient, miliary tuberculosis and involvement of central nerve system accompanied by bone and joint tuberculosis was detected. We aimed to emphasize the importance of remembering tuberculosis as an etiology of long-term soft tissue swelling and ache in our country.