Rare presentation of osteoarticular tuberculosis.
The varied clinical presentation of osteoarticular tuberculosis makes the diagnosis an enigma. This report underlines the fact that osteoarticular tuberculosis can present in the most atypical pattern. It also emphasises the need for a high index of clinical suspicion and the low threshold for tissue biopsy for establishing the diagnosis.
Kakarala
Gopikrishna
G
King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom. kakaralagk@yahoo.com
Rajan
Daniel
D
D000328:Adult; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology