Is tuberculous arthritis curable?
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Tuberculous arthritis is usually monoarticular and diagnosis is often delayed. The treatment of osteoarticular TB is primarily medical and includes multi-antituberculosis drugs for a period of 9 to 12 months. In the early stages approximately 90% to 95% of patients achieve healing with near-normal function.
What is the treatment for TB arthritis?
The mainstay of treatment is multidrug anti-TB therapy (for 12-18 months) and active-assisted nonweight-bearing exercises of the involved joint throughout the period of healing. Operative intervention (synovectomy and debridement) is required when the patient is not responding after 4-5 months of anti-TB therapy.
Can tuberculosis cause rheumatoid arthritis?
Tuberculous arthritis is caused by the bacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. A very small number of people who have TB will develop this form of arthritis. The joints most often involved are the: Ankles.
Can tuberculosis cause reactive arthritis?
Reactive arthritis in tuberculosis (TB) is known as Poncet’s disease, a rare aseptic form of arthritis observed in patients with active TB. We report a case of Poncet’s disease in a 20-year old man whose reactive arthritis overshadowed other clinical symptoms of TB resulting in delayed diagnosis and treatment.
Is joint pain symptoms of TB?
Joint TB may be suspected in a chronic case of joint pain, usually monoarticular. Although pulmonary TB may be absent, patients may demonstrate systemic symptoms of fatigue, lethargy, and weight loss.
Can TB affect knee joint?
Other common sites of skeletal tuberculosis are the knee, hip, elbow, and ankle. The extent of involvement ranges from mild joint effusion without bone destruction to frank destruction of bone and restriction of the joint caused by chronic fibrosis of the synovial membrane.
What is the symptoms of TB arthritis?
Tuberculous arthritis usually presents as a slowly progressive monarthritis affecting predominantly, although not exclusively, the major weight-bearing joints such as knee and hip. Systemic symptoms are frequently absent or mild and the main signs and symptoms are joint swelling, pain and diminished range of movement.
Can TB cause pain in bones?
Bone TB severely affects the joints of the hips and knees. It is also a bonus disease for AIDS patients. A typical tuberculous like osteoarticular manifestations are common. It causes pain in the extraspinal skeleton, trochanteric area, or a prosthetic joint.