Tuberculous Synovitis of Knee Joint.
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2011-11
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Abstract
Tuberculosis of the appendicular skeleton is an
uncommon infection by tubercle bacilli. Thirty percent of
the skeletal tuberculosis involves joints, the knee being the
third most common joint affected. We report a case of
tuberculous synovitis of the knee joint in a 69 years old
male. The diagnosis was done by Ziehl – Neelsen stain and
culture on Lowenstein – Jensen medium of the synovial
fluid along with X-ray finding of the knee joint. Though
the sputum sample was negative for AFB, X-ray of the
chest showed finding suggestive of old pulmonary
tuberculosis. The patient was treated with the anti tubercular
regimen and responded well .
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tuberculosis, knee synovitis
Citation
Mohapatra D, Mohapatra A, Sarangi G, Chayani N, Paty B P, Patnaik G, Das P. Tuberculous Synovitis of Knee Joint. Indian Medical Gazette. 2011 Nov ; 145 (11): 457-459.