[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.
Rubio Barbón
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Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Cangas del Narcea, Oviedo. 71616620@eresmas.net
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
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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