A diagnosis of disseminated tuberculosis based on knee arthroscopic guided synovial biopsy in the context of monoarthritis.
Accounting for 2.2-4.7% of all tuberculosis cases in Europe and USA and around 10-15% of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases, osteoarticular tuberculosis tends to be chronic, slowly progressive and destructive. We report the case of an 81-year-old male with 3 weeks of progressively worsening pain, s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia
2016-07-01
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| Series: | Acta Reumatológica Portuguesa |
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| Online Access: | http://www.actareumatologica.com/files/article/1120_a_diagnosis_of_disseminated_tuberculosis_based_on_knee_arthroscopic_guided_synovial_biopsy_in_the_context_of_monoarthritis__file.pdf |