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Skeletal tuberculosis mimicking seronegative spondyloarthropathy

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Skeletal tuberculosis (TB) is still a common problem in developing countries. It is a postprimary manifestation of TB and appears usually with fever, pain, tenderness, and limitation of motion at the involved site. We present a patient with a clinical course very suggestive of seronegative spondyloarthropathy and who had partially responded to sulphasalazine (SSZ) and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) but proved later to be a TB case.

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  1. Department of Rheumatology, Hamad General Hospital, P.O. Box 3050, Doha, Qatar

    Mohammed Hammoudeh & Izzat Khanjar

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Hammoudeh, M., Khanjar, I. Skeletal tuberculosis mimicking seronegative spondyloarthropathy. Rheumatol Int 24, 50–52 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-003-0334-z

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