Delayed Diagnosis of Tuberculous Arthritis of the Knee in an Air Force Service Member: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Issue 3 (1st March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Triplett, Drew; Stewart, Elizabeth; Mathew, Stephanie; Horne, Brandon R.; Prakash, Vidhya
• Is Part Of: Military medicine. Volume 181:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: e306
• Page End: e309
• Publication Date: 2016-03-01
• Subjects: Surgery, Military -- Societies, etc; Medicine, Military -- Societies, etc; Medicine, Military -- Periodicals; Surgery, Military -- Periodicals; Medicine, Military; Surgery, Military; Military Medicine -- Periodicals; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.98023
• DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-15-00232
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0026-4075

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Tuberculosis (TB) is a common disease worldwide affecting more than 2 billion people, including latent, pulmonary, and extrapulmonary TB. The presentation of disseminated TB is variable and dependent on the organs affected. Therefore, making the diagnosis and providing appropriate treatment can be delayed. We present a case of disseminated TB in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome on hydroxychloroquine monotherapy without traditional risk factors.