title: Tuberculous arthritis of the elbow joint: A case report.
abstract: Tuberculous arthritis of the elbow joint is rare. A 57-year-old male patient presented with swelling, pain, and redness of the elbow. The symptoms first appeared one month ago; he was given antibiotic treatment after the diagnosis of septic arthritis at another center. The patient who did not improve with treatment was diagnosed with tuberculous arthritis according to the culture and was started on antituberculosis treatment. Tuberculous arthritis usually presents with chronic arthritis. However, it can also present in patients with septic arthritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayten
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yazıcı
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Infection Diseases, Sakarya Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gökçen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kayan
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Sakarya Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Selçuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yaylacı
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Sakarya Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa Volkan
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinic Microbiology, Sakarya Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Engin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karakeçe
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Sakarya Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tamer
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Infection Diseases, Sakarya Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Oğuz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Karabay
keywords: Tuberculosis; elbow joint; septic arthritis