title: Scapholunate dissociation: a rare presentation of TB wrist in a case of multi-focal skeletal tuberculosis.
abstract: Tuberculosis rarely involves wrist joint and is usually diagnosed in arthritic stage. Early presentations are easily confused with traumatic event and commonly missed. We describe a case presenting with scapholunate dissociation initially, which later progressed to full blown arthritis. Similar presentation has never been documented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi-110 002. drdsabat@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Dhananjaya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sabat
authors.forename: Vinod
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001174:Arthrodesis; D050824:Carpal Joints / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004977:Ethambutol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012667:Lunate Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D011718:Pyrazinamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D021361:Scaphoid Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D011718:Pyrazinamide; D004977:Ethambutol; D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin