CASE REPORT: TUBERCULOUS ARTHRITIS OF PERIPHERAL JOINTS IN PATIENTS WITH PREVIOUS INFLAMMATORY RHEUMATIC DISEASE
- 1 February 1988
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Rheumatology
- Vol. 27 (1) , 65-67
- https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/27.1.65
Abstract
Four patients with a previous inflammatory rheumatic disease developed a peripheral tuberculous (TB) arthritis in a joint apparently affected by a rheumatic disease. The single most important factor in the diagnosis of TB was the presence of past or present pulmonary TB or a family history on a background of steroid use. Clinical presentation, disease evolution, and routine laboratory tests were unhelpful. The most effective method of diagnosis was synovial biopsy.Keywords
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