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.
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