TUBERCULOSIS: A DIAGNOSIS NOT TO BE MISUNDERSTOOD IN THE FACE OF MONOARTHRITIS; ABOUT A CASE AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Tarik El Mountassir*, Karim El Hammiri, Moncef Boufettal, Reda Allah Bassir, Jalal Mekkaoui, Mohamed Kharmaz, Moulay Omar Lamrani and Mohamed Saleh Berrada
ABSTRACT
The tuberculous origin is rarely evoked in front of the clinical picture of a subacute monoarthritis, especially in front of an insidious evolution with atypical clinical presentation. We present the case of a 35-year-old patient who presented with tuberculosis of the right knee. The functional prognosis of tuberculous arthritis of the knee is primarily related to the early diagnosis and the rapid initiation of antituberculous treatment. followed by gentle and prolonged rehabilitation.
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