title: [Tuberculosis of the bones and joints].
abstract: The incidence of tuberculosis has increased over the last several years. Bones and joints tuberculosis makes 20% of all extrapulmonary locations of tuberculosis. In Poland this form of tuberculosis is underdiagnosed. We present three cases with tuberculosis of bones, joints and lung to remind the basic principles of diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: I Kliniki Gruźlicy i Chorób Pluc Instytutu Gruźlicy i Chorób Płuc w Warszawie.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krychniak-Soszka
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Michałowska-Mitczuk
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Siemion-Szcześniak
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuś
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D004551:Elbow Joint; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012447:Sacrum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis*
vernacular_title: Gruźlica kości i stawów.