Poncet's disease (tuberculous rheumatism): Two case reports and review of the literature

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 822-824

  Ozgul, Ahmet ^a   Baylan, O ^a   Taskaynatan, M A ^a   Kalyon, T A ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Polymerase chain reaction; Poncet's disease; Tuberculosis; Tuberculous reactive polyarthritis; Tuberculous rheumatism

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; HLA B27 ANTIGEN; INDOMETACIN; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYARTHRITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PONCET DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TUBERCULOSIS; UROGENITAL TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, REACTIVE; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; HLA-B27 ANTIGEN; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUBERCULOSIS, UROGENITAL;

EID: 23744436355     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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