Elbow pain proven to be tuberculous arthritis -A case report-.
Elbow tuberculosis is a rare disease which accounts for 1-3% of all cases of osteoarticular tuberculosis. The diagnosis of tuberculous arthritis is very difficult in most clinical situations because of the insidious onset, indolent process, and mild and non-specific local or systemic symptoms. Thus, the confirmatory diagnosis and effective treatment for tuberculous arthritis are delayed until the disease progresses to an advanced stage in many clinical settings. Herein we report a case of septic arthritis of the elbow due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis as a result of misdiagnosis and delayed treatments.
Jung
Sun Soph
SS
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Lee
Mi Kyoung
MK
Lim
Sang Ho
SH
Kwon
Yong-Man
YM
Choi
Sang-Sik
SS