title: Disseminated bone and joint tuberculosis 25 years after development of lupus vulgaris.
abstract: A case of extensive bone and joint tuberculosis is reported in a 62-year-old caucasian woman who had a 25 year history of inadequately treated facial lupus vulgaris. In spite of a good response to standard anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy there was extensive residual joint destruction.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008177:Lupus Vulgaris / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000209:etiology*