A Case report of a Knee Tuberculosis- arthritis in a mid aged lady in India

Tuberculosis (TB) is a common disease in developing countries but now days the incidence decreased       due to the community use of BCG vaccine after birth. A 55 years old female contacted through tele-medicine with history of Right knee pain for last 3 months. CT and MRI of Right knee is referred. The CT and MRI suggested the Knee Tuberculosis(Rice body Appearance) so the patient is referred to the near by internal Orthopedic department for anti tuberculosis treatment.Case: A 55 year old woman presents to the local orthopedic clinic with right knee pain since the last 2 months . CT and MRI are advised to the patient, on which, a rice body appearance is seen. The patient is HIV seronegative. The femur, tibia, fibula and patella appear normal.

Author(s): Dattatreya Mukherjee

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