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Review Case Reports
Tuberculous sacroiliitis. A case report and review of the literature.
- Panayiotis J Papagelopoulos, Elias Ch Papadopoulos, Andreas F Mavrogenis, George S Themistocleous, Demetrios S Korres, and Panayotis N Soucacos.
- First Department of Orthopaedics, Athens University Medical School, 4 Christovassili Street, 15451 Neo Psychikon Athens, Greece. pjp@hol.gr
- Eur Spine J. 2005 Sep 1; 14 (7): 683688683-8.
BackgroundInfections of the musculoskeletal system are tuberculous in nature in 1-5% of cases. The sacroiliac joint is involved in 3-9.7%. We describe the case of a 32-year-old man with tuberculous sacroiliitis presented as a growing mass on the lateral aspect of his right proximal and mid-thigh. Open biopsy, histology, cultures and PCR established the diagnosis of tuberculosis.ResultsAfter surgical drainage of the abscess, the patient was administrated a triple antibiotic regimen for 12 months. Seven years postoperatively, the patient is disease-free with no functional limitation. This case report highlights the importance of continued awareness for early detection and treatment of a tuberculous sacroiliac joint infection.
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