Abstract

BESSE, Micaela; DENARI, Ricardo; ROSADO, José  and  SAROTTO, Anibal. Sacroileítis tuberculosa: Reporte de un caso y revisión bibliográfica. Rev. Asoc. Argent. Ortop. Traumatol. [online]. 2017, vol.82, n.2, pp.141-146. ISSN 1852-7434.

Tuberculosis is a worldwide known cause of death, even nowadays with specific treatment. Tuberculosis of the sacroiliac joint represents 10% of bone involvement in this disease; diagnosis still remains a challenge, and treatment is controversial. We present a 40-year-old woman with lower back pain, fever and a lower back mass. After an initial delay, diagnosis of tuberculosis of the sacroiliac joint was established by fine-needle aspiration of the joint. Awareness of this particular presentation will facilitate early diagnosis and treatment. Clinical presentation, diagnostic methods and treatment are discussed, and a bibliographic review of this entity is made.

Keywords : Sacroiliac joint infection; Tuberculosis; Treatment.

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