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 | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 May 1 |
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Keywords
- Delayed diagnosis
- Knee
- Pigmented villonodular synovitis
- Tuberculous arthritis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
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Tuberculous arthritis of the knee joint mimicking pigmented villonodular synovitis. / Lee, Dae Hee; Lee, Dong Ki; Lee, Soon-Hyuck; Park, Jong Hoon; Kim, Chul Hwan; Han, Seung Beom.
In: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, Vol. 20, No. 5, 01.05.2012, p. 937-940.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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