Tuberculosis of the knee in a child.
The diagnosis for skeletal tuberculosis is often overlooked. We report a 9-year-old patient with a history of 2 years of swollen joint, with a diagnosis of tuberculosis of the knee with involvement of the proximal tibial epiphysis, and treated surgically and with anti-tuberculosis drug therapy.
Uzel
Murat
M
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical Faculty of University of Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam, Kahramanmaras, Turkey. drmuratuzel@hotmail.com
Garipardic
Mesut
M
Cetinus
Ercan
E
Bilgic
Erkal
E
Karaoguz
Ahmet
A
Boran
Cetin
C
Oztoprak
Ibrahim
I
D002648:Child; D004838:Epiphyses; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D013977:Tibia; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy