Tuberculous arthritis of the knee joint mimicking pigmented villonodular synovitis

Dae Hee Lee; Dong Ki Lee; Soon Hyuck Lee; Jong Hoon Park; Chul Hwan Kim; Seung Beom Han

doi:10.1007/s00167-011-1662-2

Tuberculous arthritis of the knee joint mimicking pigmented villonodular synovitis

Dae Hee Lee, Dong Ki Lee, Soon Hyuck Lee, Jong Hoon Park, Chul Hwan Kim, Seung Beom Han

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Abstract

Tuberculous arthritis is difficult to diagnose early because of its atypical insidious clinical manifestations and non-specific imaging findings. Specifically, monoarticular tuberculosis of the knee may mimic pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS). The present report describes a young patient with tuberculous arthritis of the knee. Proper diagnosis was delayed due to magnetic resonance imaging findings, such as hemosiderin deposits and a nodular mass around the knee joint, suggesting the diffuse type of PVNS. These findings suggest that the first step in the diagnosis of tuberculous knee arthritis is to have a high index of suspicion. Level of evidence IV.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	937-940
Number of pages	4
Journal	Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Volume	20
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-011-1662-2
Publication status	Published - 2012 May

Keywords

Delayed diagnosis
Knee
Pigmented villonodular synovitis
Tuberculous arthritis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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Lee, D. H., Lee, D. K., Lee, S. H., Park, J. H., Kim, C. H., & Han, S. B. (2012). Tuberculous arthritis of the knee joint mimicking pigmented villonodular synovitis. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 20(5), 937-940. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-011-1662-2

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