Tuberculous arthritis of the appendicular skeleton: MR imaging appearances.
Tuberculosis [TB] of the appendicular skeleton is an uncommon infection caused by the tuberculous bacilli and constitutes only 1-3% of all tuberculosis infections. MR imaging features of tuberculous arthritis include bone marrow oedema, cortical erosions, synovitis, joint effusion, tenosynovitis, soft tissue collections, and myositis. These imaging features are at times non-specific, but in the correct clinical context help in diagnosis of tuberculosis. We present the various pathological manifestations of TB arthritis involving the different joints of appendicular skeleton and discuss their MR imaging appearances.
Parmar
Hemant
H
Department of Radiology, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India. parurad@hotmail.com
Shah
Jeshil
J
Patkar
Deepak
D
Singrakhia
Manoj
M
Patankar
Tufail
T
Hutchinson
Charles
C
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002062:Bursitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009220:Myositis / Q000175:diagnosis; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D013582:Synovial Fluid; D013585:Synovitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis*