Tuberculosis of the patella

A rare case of tuberculosis of the patella is presented. Diagnostic features include an osteolytic lesion in the patella with flaky sequestrum, associated with typical clinical features. Treatment should be urgent and should include a regimen of surgical debridement along with four antitubercular dr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Skeletal radiology 1998-01, Vol.27 (1), p.40-42
Hauptverfasser:	DHILLON, M. S, SRINIVAS RAO, S, SANDHU, M. S, VASISHT, R. K, NAGI, O. N
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Diagnosis, Differential Female Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Medical sciences Mycobacterium tuberculosis - isolation & purification Patella - diagnostic imaging Patella - microbiology Patella - pathology Patella - surgery Radiography Tropical medicine Tuberculosis Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular - diagnostic imaging Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular - drug therapy Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	A rare case of tuberculosis of the patella is presented. Diagnostic features include an osteolytic lesion in the patella with flaky sequestrum, associated with typical clinical features. Treatment should be urgent and should include a regimen of surgical debridement along with four antitubercular drugs. Once the joint is involved, the end results become less satisfactory.
ISSN:	0364-2348 1432-2161
DOI:	10.1007/s002560050334