Granulomatous musculoskeletal disease: sarcoidosis versus tuberculosis.
A patient with systemic sarcoidosis insidiously developed tuberculous arthritis. The concurrence of these diagnoses in any individual patient is rare. Musculoskeletal features of sarcoidosis and tuberculosis are reviewed, and the importance of obtaining appropriate cultures to differentiate these granulomatous disorders is illustrated.
Department of Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC.
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D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D004551:Elbow Joint; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis