Reactivated musculoskeletal tuberculosis with concomitant asymptomatic genitourinary infection.
A case is presented of local recurrence of tuberculosis after successful hip arthrodesis, in a patient subsequently found to have active asymptomatic renal tuberculosis. The possibility of hematogenous spread is raised, and the importance of thorough genitourinary evaluation in cases of reactivated skeletal tuberculosis is discussed.
D001174:Arthrodesis; D004977:Ethambutol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012008:Recurrence; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014398:Tuberculosis, Renal / Q000150:complications*
D004977:Ethambutol; D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin