Oligoarticular Tuberculous Infection of the Knee and Acromioclavicular Joints: An Unusual Manifestation and Characteristic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings
Remzi ÇEVİK1, Yaşar BÜKTE2, Kemal NAS1, Figen CEYLAN ÇEVİK1, Gökhan KIRBAŞ3, Hüseyin BÜYÜKBAYRAM4
1Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty of Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
2Departments of Radiology, Medical Faculty of Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
3Departments of Pulmonary Disease, Medical Faculty of Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
4Departments of Pathology, Medical Faculty of Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
Keywords: Acromioclavicular joint, knee, MRI, osteoarticular tuberculosis
Abstract
An increased incidence of tuberculosis has been seen in recent years due to factors such as immunocompromising diseases and drug use. There has also been an increase in osteoarticular involvement. In this article, we report a 22-yearold male patient who was diagnosed with tuberculosis of the knee and acromioclavicular joints. Tuberculosis of this joint is very rare, and concomitancy with the knee has not been reported in the literature. The definitive diagnosis was performed by the histopathological examination of a synovial biopsy. The chest radiograph showed cavitation and the magnetic resonance imaging examination showed characteristic demonstrative findings. Antituberculosis drug treatment was started with a satisfactory response.