title: Tuberculosis of the sacroiliac joint.
abstract: A 23-year-old woman presented with low back pain of several months' duration. A tuberculous infection of the left sacroiliac joint was diagnosed by closed-needle biopsy. The clinical presentation, radiological features and outcome of this patient are discussed.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens Medical School, Laiko General Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vaiopoulos
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Sfikakis
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Velikas
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kittas
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kaklamanis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents