Poncet's Arthritis in a Patient with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis.
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2015-07
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Abstract
A 17-year-old female diagnosed to have multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis (MDR-TB), presented with Poncet's
arthritis which responded to second-line anti-TB treatment. Poncet's disease is more commonly present in association with
extra-pulmonary TB and involves large and small joints. However, our patient had pulmonary MDR-TB and small joint
involvement.
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Poncet’s arthritis, Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, Small joint
Citation
Biraris Pavankumar R, Rathi Vikram M, Udwadia Zarir F. Poncet's Arthritis in a Patient with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis. The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences, 2015 July; 57(3): 195-198.