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Abnormal Presentation of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is a common bacterial infection that mainly affects the respiratory system; however, it can involve other structures such as lymph nodes, pericardium, pleura, central nervous system, gastrointestinal system, and skeletal system. Skeletal tuberculosis is secondary to pulmonary and abdomi...

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Autores principales: Lakhani, Arju Fatema B, Date, Swapnil, Deshpande, Sanjay V, Balusani, Prashanth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9744404/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36523661
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.31390
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Sumario:Tuberculosis is a common bacterial infection that mainly affects the respiratory system; however, it can involve other structures such as lymph nodes, pericardium, pleura, central nervous system, gastrointestinal system, and skeletal system. Skeletal tuberculosis is secondary to pulmonary and abdominal tuberculosis. Skeletal involvement generally involves the vertebral column, hip, and knee joint. Tuberculosis of small peripheral joints is an uncommon entity. In this report, we report tubercular arthritis of the wrist joint in a 40-year-old female patient who presented with swelling and pain in the wrist joint.