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Bone and Joint Tuberculosis

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Tuberculosis

Part of the book series: Clinical Topics in Infectious Disease ((CLIN.TOP.INFECT))

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Tuberculosis has been a problem for humans since antiquity. There is archeological evidence that deformity of bone and joints from this disease occurred in the ancient world.

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  1. School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19125, USA

    David Schlossberg MD, FACP (Professor of Medicine, Director) (Professor of Medicine, Director)

  2. Department of Medicine, Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 19125, USA

    David Schlossberg MD, FACP (Professor of Medicine, Director) (Professor of Medicine, Director)

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Davidson, P.T., Fernandez, E. (1988). Bone and Joint Tuberculosis. In: Schlossberg, D. (eds) Tuberculosis. Clinical Topics in Infectious Disease. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0305-3_14

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