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Imaging features of extraaxial musculoskeletal tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a public health problem in both developing and industrialized countries. TB can involve pulmonary as well as extrapulmonary sites. The musculoskeletal system is involved in 1–3% of patients with tuberculosis. Although musculoskeletal TB has become uncommon in the We...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2766888/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19881081 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.54873 |
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author | Vanhoenacker, Filip M Sanghvi, Darshana A De Backer, Adelard I |
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description | Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a public health problem in both developing and industrialized countries. TB can involve pulmonary as well as extrapulmonary sites. The musculoskeletal system is involved in 1–3% of patients with tuberculosis. Although musculoskeletal TB has become uncommon in the Western world, it remains a huge problem in Asia, Africa, and many developing countries. Tuberculous spondylitis is the most common form of musculoskeletal TB and accounts for approximately 50% of cases. Extraspinal musculoskeletal TB shows a predilection for large joints (hip and knee) and para-articular areas; isolated soft tissue TB is extremely rare. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment are mandatory to prevent serious destruction of joints and skeletal deformity. However, due to the nonspecific and often indolent clinical presentation, the diagnosis may be delayed. Radiological assessment is often the first step in the diagnostic workup of patients with musculoskeletal TB and further investigations are decided by the findings on radiography. Both the radiologist and the clinician should be aware of the possibility of this diagnosis. In this manuscript we review the imaging features of extraspinal bone, joint, and soft tissue TB. |
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spelling | pubmed-27668882009-11-20 Imaging features of extraaxial musculoskeletal tuberculosis Vanhoenacker, Filip M Sanghvi, Darshana A De Backer, Adelard I Indian J Radiol Imaging Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a public health problem in both developing and industrialized countries. TB can involve pulmonary as well as extrapulmonary sites. The musculoskeletal system is involved in 1–3% of patients with tuberculosis. Although musculoskeletal TB has become uncommon in the Western world, it remains a huge problem in Asia, Africa, and many developing countries. Tuberculous spondylitis is the most common form of musculoskeletal TB and accounts for approximately 50% of cases. Extraspinal musculoskeletal TB shows a predilection for large joints (hip and knee) and para-articular areas; isolated soft tissue TB is extremely rare. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment are mandatory to prevent serious destruction of joints and skeletal deformity. However, due to the nonspecific and often indolent clinical presentation, the diagnosis may be delayed. Radiological assessment is often the first step in the diagnostic workup of patients with musculoskeletal TB and further investigations are decided by the findings on radiography. Both the radiologist and the clinician should be aware of the possibility of this diagnosis. In this manuscript we review the imaging features of extraspinal bone, joint, and soft tissue TB. Medknow Publications 2009-08 /pmc/articles/PMC2766888/ /pubmed/19881081 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.54873 Text en © Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Tuberculosis Vanhoenacker, Filip M Sanghvi, Darshana A De Backer, Adelard I Imaging features of extraaxial musculoskeletal tuberculosis |
title | Imaging features of extraaxial musculoskeletal tuberculosis |
title_full | Imaging features of extraaxial musculoskeletal tuberculosis |
title_fullStr | Imaging features of extraaxial musculoskeletal tuberculosis |
title_full_unstemmed | Imaging features of extraaxial musculoskeletal tuberculosis |
title_short | Imaging features of extraaxial musculoskeletal tuberculosis |
title_sort | imaging features of extraaxial musculoskeletal tuberculosis |
topic | Tuberculosis |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2766888/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19881081 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.54873 |
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