Tuberculous arthritis
- Arthritis due to mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Epidemiology
- Rare
- More common in developing countries
- Most commonly affects spine, hip, and knee
- Clinical features
- Pain during activity
- Subfebrility
- Night sweats
- Diagnosis
- Synovial mycobacterial culture
- X-ray
- Treatment
- Conservative
- Antimycobacterial treatment
- Surgical
- In advanced cases
- Conservative