Tuberculous arthritis

Tuberculous arthritis
Definition
Tuberculous arthritis is an infection of the joints due to tuberculosis (TB).

Tuberculous arthritis
Alternate Names : Granulomatous arthritis
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Tuberculous arthritis is an infection of the joints due to tuberculosis.
See also: Spondylitis
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Tuberculous arthritis
X-ray
This test is an x-ray of a knee, shoulder, hip, wrist, ankle, or other joint.

Infectious arthritis (pyogenic arthritis, tuberculous arthritis)
Infections of the spine
Rheumatoid arthritis
Ankylosing spondylitis
Psoriatic arthritis
Reiter's syndrome
Enteropathic arthropathies ...

TB that has spread outside the lungs (extrapulmonary tuberculosis) commonly affects the kidney, bones, and joints (tuberculous arthritis).

Viral arthritis
Gonococcal arthritis
Other bacterial infections (non-gonococcal bacterial arthritis)
Tertiary Lyme disease (the late stage)
Tuberculous arthritis
Fungal infections such as blastomycosis ...

Other bacterial infections (nongonococcal bacterial arthritis)
Psoriatic arthritis
Reactive arthritis (Reiter syndrome)
Rheumatoid arthritis (in adults)
Scleroderma
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
Tertiary Lyme disease
Tuberculous arthritis ...

See also: Arthritis, Symptom, X-Ray, Cancer, Bacterial