title: Poncet's Arthritis in a Patient with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis.
abstract: A 17-year-old female diagnosed to have multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis (MDR-TB), presented with Poncet's arthritis which responded to second-line anti-TB treatment. Poncet's disease is more commonly present in association with extra-pulmonary TB and involves large and small joints. However, our patient had pulmonary MDR-TB and small joint involvement.
authors.forename: Pavankumar R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Biraris
authors.forename: Vikram M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Rathi
authors.forename: Zarir F
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Udwadia
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*