Abstract

RUBIO BARBON, S. et al. Tuberculosis of ankle. An. Med. Interna (Madrid) [online]. 2004, vol.21, n.9, pp.40-44. ISSN 0212-7199.

The autors present a case of tuberculous arthritis of ankle with sinovial fluid and sputum aspirate Lowenstein positive (M. tuberculosis) in a patient non inmunocomprometid and review the clinical, diagnosis and treatment aspects of this entity, and show the difficult diagnosis in cases of radiology normal or low suspect.

Keywords : Arthritis tuberculous; Tuberculosis of ankle; Tuberculosis osteoarthicular.

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