Open AccessTuberculosis or Not Tuberculosis: Temporal Evolution of Patellar Tuberculosis
Author(s) -
S. Saxena,
Palak Bhikharbhai Patel,
Drushi Patel,
Ankur Shah
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of musculoskeletal radiology.
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2582-3396
DOI - 10.25259/ijmsr_5_20-19
Subject(s) - tuberculosis , medicine , mycobacterium tuberculosis , radiology , pathology
Patellar tuberculosis (TB) is an uncommon occurrence and has been sparsely reported in the literature. Imaging plays a key role in its diagnosis, as clinical symptoms vary and are often unspecific. We present two cases of isolated patellar tuberculosis, its classical imaging features, and follow-up serial imaging.