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Tuberculous arthritis

MedGen UID:
9596
•Concept ID:
C0022415
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Joint Tuberculoses; Joint Tuberculosis; Tuberculoses, Joint; Tuberculosis, Joint
SNOMED CT: Tuberculous arthritis (190710003); Tuberculosis of joint (190710003); Tuberculous arthropathy (190710003); Tuberculous rheumatism (190710003); Arthritis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (190710003)

Definition

Tuberculosis affecting a joint. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTuberculous arthritis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical features and surgical management of tuberculous arthritis of the sacroiliac joint: a retrospective analysis of 33 patients.
Tian Q, Na L, Cao S, Tian Z, Guo Z
BMC Surg 2022 Aug 22;22(1):322. doi: 10.1186/s12893-022-01759-w. PMID: 35996098Free PMC Article
Pigmented villonodular synovitis. Diagnosis and differential diagnosis.
Goldman AB, DiCarlo EF
Radiol Clin North Am 1988 Nov;26(6):1327-47. PMID: 2845469

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clinical features and surgical management of tuberculous arthritis of the sacroiliac joint: a retrospective analysis of 33 patients.
Tian Q, Na L, Cao S, Tian Z, Guo Z
BMC Surg 2022 Aug 22;22(1):322. doi: 10.1186/s12893-022-01759-w. PMID: 35996098Free PMC Article
Efficacy analysis of anterior debridement and bone graft fusion in the treatment of sacroiliac joint tuberculous arthritis: a retrospective analysis of 17 patients.
Tian Q, Peng C, Liu K, Luan H, Liu X, Na L, Cao S, Tian Z
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2022 Jul 5;23(1):645. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05600-6. PMID: 35790929Free PMC Article
Mycobacterial Musculoskeletal Infections.
Hogan JI, Hurtado RM, Nelson SB
Thorac Surg Clin 2019 Feb;29(1):85-94. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2018.09.007. PMID: 30454925
Mycobacterial Musculoskeletal Infections.
Hogan JI, Hurtado RM, Nelson SB
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2017 Jun;31(2):369-382. Epub 2017 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2017.01.007. PMID: 28292541
Tuberculous arthritis revisited as a forgotten cause of monoarticular arthritis.
Al-Sayyad MJ, Abumunaser LA
Ann Saudi Med 2011 Jul-Aug;31(4):398-401. doi: 10.4103/0256-4947.83210. PMID: 21808118Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Mycobacterial Musculoskeletal Infections.
Hogan JI, Hurtado RM, Nelson SB
Thorac Surg Clin 2019 Feb;29(1):85-94. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2018.09.007. PMID: 30454925
Mycobacterial Musculoskeletal Infections.
Hogan JI, Hurtado RM, Nelson SB
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2017 Jun;31(2):369-382. Epub 2017 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2017.01.007. PMID: 28292541
Imaging of intraarticular masses.
Sheldon PJ, Forrester DM, Learch TJ
Radiographics 2005 Jan-Feb;25(1):105-19. doi: 10.1148/rg.251045050. PMID: 15653590
Skeletal tuberculosis in children.
Teo HE, Peh WC
Pediatr Radiol 2004 Nov;34(11):853-60. Epub 2004 Jul 24 doi: 10.1007/s00247-004-1223-7. PMID: 15278319
Tuberculous arthritis.
JAMA 1973 Apr 30;224(5 Suppl):754. PMID: 4739749

Therapy

A rare case of smear positive tuberculous arthritis.
Sureshkumar M, Rajamani S, Ravindran V, ArvindhKrishnan E
Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2023 Apr-Jun;66(2):350-351. doi: 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_341_21. PMID: 37077081
Mycobacterial Musculoskeletal Infections.
Hogan JI, Hurtado RM, Nelson SB
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2017 Jun;31(2):369-382. Epub 2017 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2017.01.007. PMID: 28292541
Tuberculous arthritis revisited as a forgotten cause of monoarticular arthritis.
Al-Sayyad MJ, Abumunaser LA
Ann Saudi Med 2011 Jul-Aug;31(4):398-401. doi: 10.4103/0256-4947.83210. PMID: 21808118Free PMC Article
Skeletal tuberculosis in children.
Teo HE, Peh WC
Pediatr Radiol 2004 Nov;34(11):853-60. Epub 2004 Jul 24 doi: 10.1007/s00247-004-1223-7. PMID: 15278319
Tuberculous arthritis.
JAMA 1973 Apr 30;224(5 Suppl):754. PMID: 4739749

Prognosis

Tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis with headless compression screws.
Gong JC, Zhou BH, Tao X, Yuan CS, Tang KL
J Orthop Surg Res 2016 Aug 19;11(1):91. doi: 10.1186/s13018-016-0425-7. PMID: 27542719Free PMC Article
Magnetic resonance imaging features of hip disorders in an Egyptian pediatric population.
Ragab Y, Nabih M, Aly I, Kamal A, Abd-Allah MA, El-Refai R, Emad Y, El-Naggar A, El-Shaarawy N, Rasker JJ
Reumatismo 2015 Sep 16;67(2):68-77. doi: 10.4081/reumatismo.2015.830. PMID: 26492965
Cementless total hip arthroplasty in advanced tuberculosis of the hip.
Zeng M, Hu Y, Leng Y, Xie J, Wang L, Li M, Zhu J
Int Orthop 2015 Nov;39(11):2103-7. Epub 2015 Sep 22 doi: 10.1007/s00264-015-2997-y. PMID: 26395010
Tuberculous arthritis revisited as a forgotten cause of monoarticular arthritis.
Al-Sayyad MJ, Abumunaser LA
Ann Saudi Med 2011 Jul-Aug;31(4):398-401. doi: 10.4103/0256-4947.83210. PMID: 21808118Free PMC Article
Tuberculous arthritis of the elbow.
Chen WS, Wang CJ, Eng HL
Int Orthop 1997;21(6):367-70. doi: 10.1007/s002640050187. PMID: 9498144Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical features and surgical management of tuberculous arthritis of the sacroiliac joint: a retrospective analysis of 33 patients.
Tian Q, Na L, Cao S, Tian Z, Guo Z
BMC Surg 2022 Aug 22;22(1):322. doi: 10.1186/s12893-022-01759-w. PMID: 35996098Free PMC Article
Efficacy analysis of anterior debridement and bone graft fusion in the treatment of sacroiliac joint tuberculous arthritis: a retrospective analysis of 17 patients.
Tian Q, Peng C, Liu K, Luan H, Liu X, Na L, Cao S, Tian Z
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2022 Jul 5;23(1):645. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05600-6. PMID: 35790929Free PMC Article
Tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis with headless compression screws.
Gong JC, Zhou BH, Tao X, Yuan CS, Tang KL
J Orthop Surg Res 2016 Aug 19;11(1):91. doi: 10.1186/s13018-016-0425-7. PMID: 27542719Free PMC Article
Extraspinal tuberculous arthritis in HIV era.
Lertsrisatit P, Nantiruj K, Totemchokchyakarn K, Janwityanujit S
Clin Rheumatol 2007 Mar;26(3):319-21. Epub 2006 Apr 28 doi: 10.1007/s10067-006-0296-0. PMID: 16642407
Arthroscopic operations in joint tuberculosis.
Titov AG, Nakonechniy GD, Santavirta S, Serdobintzev MS, Mazurenko SI, Konttinen YT
Knee 2004 Feb;11(1):57-62. doi: 10.1016/S0968-0160(03)00035-8. PMID: 14967330

Recent systematic reviews

Performance of adenosine deaminase in synovial fluid for the diagnosis of tuberculous arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Cortes-Quiroz JC, Bernal J, Rosas J, Ena J
Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed) 2024 Mar;20(3):117-122. doi: 10.1016/j.reumae.2024.02.002. PMID: 38494302

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