Tuberculosis monoarthritis of the knee: A pediatric case report
Miguel Xavier Fernandes Pedro, Filipa Corda Teixeira Raquel, Augusto Carapeto Figueira Rodeia Joaquim, Filipe Marques Ribeiro Hugo, Luís Umbelino Ferreira da Silva João, Alexandra Madail Coelho Carla, Miguel Xavier Fernandes Pedro, Filipa Corda Teixeira Raquel, et al. (12 authors)
Abstract
Introduction: The overall incidence of acute septic arthritis is estimated to be 4–10 per 100,000 children in well-resourced countries. Staphylococcus aureus and respiratory pathogens are the most common causative agents. Only 3% of global tuberculosis (TB) cases were identified in the European region and 3% in the region of Americas. Bone and joint infection represent just 9% of extrapulmonary TB affection and, overall, for almost 2% of all cases.
MeSH terms
- Septic arthritis
- Medicine
- Monoarthritis
- Incidence (geometry)
- Tuberculosis
- Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Arthritis
- Pediatrics
- Immunology