Case Report

Vol. 3 No. 3 (2016): European Journal of Rheumatology

Tuberculous arthritis of the elbow joint: A case report

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Gökçen Kayan
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Mustafa Volkan Demir
Engin Karakeçe
Ali Tamer
Oğuz Karabay

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Tuberculous arthritis of the elbow joint is rare. A 57-year-old male patient presented with swelling, pain, and redness of the elbow. The symptoms first appeared one month ago; he was given antibiotic treatment after the diagnosis of septic arthritis at another center. The patient who did not improve with treatment was diagnosed with tuberculous arthritis according to the culture and was started on antituberculosis treatment. Tuberculous arthritis usually presents with chronic arthritis. However, it can also present in patients with septic arthritis.


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