title: Delayed Diagnosis of Tuberculous Arthritis of the Knee in an Air Force Service Member: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) is a common disease worldwide affecting more than 2 billion people, including latent, pulmonary, and extrapulmonary TB. The presentation of disseminated TB is variable and dependent on the organs affected. Therefore, making the diagnosis and providing appropriate treatment can be delayed. We present a case of disseminated TB in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome on hydroxychloroquine monotherapy without traditional risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, 128 E. Apple Street, Weber CHE Building, 2nd Floor, Dayton, OH 45409.
authors.forename: Drew
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Triplett
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4100 West 3rd Street, Dayton, OH 45428.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Clinic, Wright Patterson Medical Center, 4881 Sugar Maple Drive, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.affiliation: Orthopedics Clinic, Wright Patterson Medical Center, 4881 Sugar Maple Drive, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433.
authors.forename: Brandon R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Horne
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 701 North First Street, #A482, Springfield, IL 62702.
authors.forename: Vidhya
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Prakash
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents