title: Hip dislocation revealing hip tuberculosis. A case report.
abstract: Hip dislocation is an uncommon presentation of hip tuberculosis. We report a case in an 18-year-old woman with active hip tuberculosis. An attempt to reduce the dislocation 7 weeks into antituberculous therapy was followed by necrosis of the femoral head. Although severe forms of hip tuberculosis are common in endemic areas, dislocation is exceedingly rare. Capsule laxity and/or synovial hypertrophy probably contribute more to the occurrence of dislocation than does the accumulation of pus.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology department B, Hôpital El Ayachi, C.H.U., Ibn-Sina, Salé, Morocco. Sinkouh@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Selma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: El Hassani
authors.forename: Karima
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Benbouazza
authors.forename: Fadoua
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Allali
authors.forename: Rachida
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bensabbah
authors.forename: Abdelhafid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Attaïbi
authors.forename: Najia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hajjaj-Hassouni
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D005271:Femur Head Necrosis / Q000209:etiology; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents