Tuberculosis peripheral arthritis: A case report
Babak Sayad, Arefeh Babazadeh, Sakineh Shabani, Mohammad Barary, Soheil Ebrahimpour, Zeinab Mohseni Afshar
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) primarily involves the respiratory tract, but any organ in the body can be affected. In recent years, extrapulmonary TB cases have significantly increased due to the prevalence of immunocompromised patients. Here, we report a case of unilateral ankle arthritis due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
MeSH terms
- Tuberculosis
- Medicine
- Arthritis
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Ankle
- Respiratory tract
- Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
- Immunology