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