[Tuberculosis of ankle].
The authors present a case of tuberculous arthritis of ankle with sinovial fluid and sputum aspirate Lowenstein positive (M. tuberculosis) in a patient non inmunocomprometid and review the clinical, diagnosis and treatment aspects of this entity, and show the difficult diagnosis in cases of radiology normal or low suspect.
Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Cangas del Narcea, Oviedo. 71616620@eresmas.net
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Rubio Barbón
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Rodríguez Cocina
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Suárez del Villar Acebal
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Calvo Rodríguez
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Villar López
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Escalada Rodríguez
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Torreblanca Gil
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000843:Ankle Joint; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis