MRI of knee tuberculous arthritis

Tuberculous arthritis is rare and the diagnosis may be confused with inflammatory arthritis. Only few cases, explored by MRI, have been reported in the literature. We report 3 cases of tuberculous arthritis of the knee revealed by insidious pain. The abnormalities revealed by MRI suggested tuberculo...

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Published inMédecine et maladies infectieuses Vol. 37; no. 9; pp. 549 - 553
Main Authors Oueslati, S, Douira, W, Dhieb, R, Charada, L, Mlika, N, Rezgui, L, Zaouia, K, Jamoussi, M, Mnif, N, Chaabene, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 01.09.2007
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Arthritis, Infectious - diagnosis
Humans
Knee Joint
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Retrospective Studies
Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular - diagnosis
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Summary:Tuberculous arthritis is rare and the diagnosis may be confused with inflammatory arthritis. Only few cases, explored by MRI, have been reported in the literature. We report 3 cases of tuberculous arthritis of the knee revealed by insidious pain. The abnormalities revealed by MRI suggested tuberculosis. Diagnosis was confirmed by histology.
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ISSN:0399-077X
DOI:10.1016/j.medmal.2006.10.006