Delayed Diagnosis: Tuberculous Arthritis of Right Knee Joint in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Background. Though skeletal tuberculosis (TB) accounts about 3% of all TB cases, it occupies 10–35% of extrapulmonary TB cases. Common osteoarticular sites involved include the spine (40%), hip (25%), and knee (8%). Co-occurrence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and tuberculous arthritis involving perip...

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Main Authors: H. Senarathna, K. Deshapriya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/7751509
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