Tubercular Arthritis of Sternoclavicular Joint: A Case Report.
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2016-11
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Sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) is a rare site for occurrence of tubercular arthritis. Diagnosis often gets delayed due to rarity,
leading to annoyance to patient. Here we report a case of 66 years old female who presented to us with painful swelling of
Right>Left sternoclavicular joint. Diagnosis was clinched by clinical evaluation, appropriate imaging and strongly positive
Interferon gamma release assay and fine needle aspiration cytology. Patient was put on ATT with significant improvement
after 2 months.
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Tubercular Arthritis, Sternoclavicular Joint
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Sachdeva Satish, Kaur Satinder Pal, Garg Rama, Khurana Tarvinderjit, Garg Saruchi, Jindal Ashish. Tubercular Arthritis of Sternoclavicular Joint: A Case Report. Annals of International Medical and Dental Research. 2016 Nov-Dec; 2(6): 5-7.