title: Glenohumeral joint tuberculosis with multiple cold abscesses: an uncommon cause of shoulder pain.
abstract: The musculoskeletal system involvement of tuberculosis (TB) other than spinal TB is a rare and less-known entity. Furthermore symptoms of musculoskeletal involvement of TB infection are non-specific, relatively slow and indolent. The diagnosis of TB is less considered by clinicians among other common causes of shoulder pain including traumatic and degenerative conditions. We reported a 72-year-old patient suffering shoulder pain for the last 2 years who was diagnosed with glenohumeral joint TB arthritis associated with multiple cold abscesses in adjacent soft tissues; emphasising significant clinical and imaging findings.
authors: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey. dr.betulkizildag@hotmail.com
authors: Betul
authors: B
authors: Kizildag
authors: Alper
authors: A
authors: Sener
authors: Erkam
authors: E
authors: Komurcu
authors: Ozan
authors: O
authors: Karatag
authors: Sule
authors: S
authors: Kosar
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012785:Shoulder Joint; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000150:complications*
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