Hand involvement of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection mimicking rheumatoid arthritis [1]

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 347-

  Choi, S T ^a   Park, M C ^a   Lee, S W ^a   Park, Y B ^a   Hahn, S B ^a   Lee, S K ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; BONE EROSION; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELBOW; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; JOINT BIOPSY; JOINT STIFFNESS; JOINT SWELLING; LETTER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TUBERCULOUS ARTHRITIS; WRIST;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FINGER JOINT; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, OSTEOARTICULAR;

EID: 33746615500     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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