Open AccessISOLATED SYNOVIAL TUBERCULOSIS OF THE KNEE JOINT
Author(s) -
В. А. Хоменко,
Л. А. Семенова,
Anatoly B. Shekhter,
V. V. Lyalina,
P. P Savitsky
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
rossijskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2412-9100
pISSN - 0869-2106
DOI - 10.18821/0869-2106-2018-24-6-332-336
Subject(s) - synovitis , medicine , tuberculosis , knee joint , arthroscopy , synovial fluid , synovial membrane , biopsy , pathology , inflammation , radiology , surgery , immunology , osteoarthritis , arthritis , alternative medicine
We present a clinical observation of a patient with tuberculosis of the synovium without X-ray signs of tuberculosis of the lungs and bone tissue which confirms possibility of an isolated tuberculosis synovitis. The case demonstrates the necessity of synovial fluid assessment for early diagnostics of tuberculous inflammation in the joint. Diagnostic arthroscopy and synovial biopsy reveal specific changes. Early diagnostics of isolated tuberculosis synovitis can contribute to the timely treatment and prevent the adjacent bones involvement.