Tuberculous Sacroiliitis.
- Author:
Eun Jin KIM
1
;
Ju Yon SHIN
;
Do Kyung LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Korea. dkhymed@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tuberculous sacroiliitis;
Osteoarticular tuberculosis;
Sacroiliac joint
- MeSH:
Early Diagnosis;
Humans;
Male;
Sacroiliac Joint;
Sacroiliitis*;
Tuberculosis;
Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2007;31(5):606-608
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Tuberculosis can affect the sacroiliac joint. The involvement has been reported in up to 10 percent of patients with osteoarticular tuberculosis. The onset is usually insidious, and early diagnosis requires a high index of clinical suspicion. Lack of awareness of this presently uncommon form of infection often leads to diagnostic delay and increased morbidity. Early diagnosis and proper treatment with anti-tuberculous medication could obtain a satisfactory functional outcome. We report a case of tuberculous sacroiliitis in a 21 year-old male patient including his clinical presentation, radiographic features and outcome of medical treatment.
