Tuberculosis of sacroiliac joint: an unusual presentation.
A 25-year-old man presented with low back pain and fever. After an initial delay, a diagnosis of tuberculosis of left sacroiliac joint was established by fine-needle aspiration of the joint. Awareness of extrapulmonary manifestations of tuberculosis and high index of suspicion will facilitate early diagnosis and treatment.
Gupta
Ranju
R
Internal Medicine, Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 11235, USA. guptaranju@yahoo.com
Bienenstock
Harry
H
Morano
Placido
P
Gupta
Anil
A
D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000995:Antitubercular Agents