A Report of Two Cases of Tuberculous Arthritis of the Ankle

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 452-456

  Shams, Farah ^a   Asnis, Deborah ^b   Lombardi, Charles ^a   Segal Maurer, Sorana ^a  

^a NEW YORK HOSPITAL QUEENS   (United States)

^b FLUSHING HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

caseous necrosis; ethambutol; immunocompromise; isoniazid; polymerase chain reaction; streptomycin; TB

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ETANERCEPT; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; LEVOFLOXACIN; METHOTREXATE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID;

ADULT; ANKLE EDEMA; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE INJURY; ANKLE PAIN; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; FOOT SURGERY; FOOT ULCER; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOUS ARTHRITIS; WALKING AID;

ANKLE INJURIES; ANKLE JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUBERCULOSIS, OSTEOARTICULAR;

EID: 67649657838     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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