Skeletal tuberculosis mimicking seronegative spondyloarthropathy
- 1 January 2004
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Rheumatology International
- Vol. 24 (1) , 50-52
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-003-0334-z
Abstract
Skeletal tuberculosis (TB) is still a common problem in developing countries. It is a postprimary manifestation of TB and appears usually with fever, pain, tenderness, and limitation of motion at the involved site. We present a patient with a clinical course very suggestive of seronegative spondyloarthropathy and who had partially responded to sulphasalazine (SSZ) and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) but proved later to be a TB case.Keywords
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