Poncet's Arthritis in a Patient with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Biraris, P.R.; Rathi, V.M.; Udwadia, Z.F.

Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences 57(3): 195-198

2015


ISSN/ISBN: 0377-9343
PMID: 26749922
Document Number: 684178
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.

Document emailed within 1 workday
Secure & encrypted payments