title: Tuberculosis of the patella masquerading as prepatellar bursitis.
abstract: Tuberculosis of bone is an uncommon entity in the western world. We present a case of tuberculosis of the patella mimicking prepatellar bursitis in an otherwise fit and well woman of Bangladeshi origin. We believe tuberculosis of bone should form a differential diagnosis of the swollen  knee in high-risk patients.
authors: Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, UK. simon_maclean81@hotmail.com
authors: S
authors: S
authors: MacLean
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Kulkarni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000382:microbiology; D002062:Bursitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010329:Patella; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis*