[Tuberculous destruction of the talus--a rare form of extrapulmonary skeletal TBC--a case report].

A 29 year old vietnamesian patient comes to an examination because of pain in the ankle one week after the arrival in Germany. The clinical examination is inconspicuous, x-ray pictures show a necrosis of the talus. A puncture is sterile. A partial astragalektomie is done. Histology demonstrates a tuberculosis.