title: Isolated tuberculosis of the patellar tendon.
abstract: Among the variety of differential diagnoses for chronic patellar tendinopathy, isolated tuberculosis is extremely rare. We report such a case, without any evident primary contiguous or distant focus, in a 31-year-old immunocompetent male.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Biomedico University, Via Longoni 83, 00155 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Franceschi
authors.forename: U G
authors.initials: UG
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ruzzini
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Denaro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004977:Ethambutol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017847:Patellar Ligament / Q000382:microbiology*; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D004977:Ethambutol