Tuberculous bursitis around the knee mimicking benign soft tissue tumor
We report a case of a man presenting with painless diffuse swelling over his right knee region with the clinical and radiological features suggesting a benign soft tissue tumour. Surgical removal of the lesion was done. A histopathological (HPE) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) examination for My...
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| author | Che Ahmad, Aminudin Osman Cassim, Samsudin Shukur, Mohd Hassan |
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| description | We report a case of a man presenting with painless diffuse swelling over his right knee region with the clinical and radiological features suggesting a benign soft tissue tumour. Surgical removal of the lesion was done. A histopathological (HPE) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) examination for Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA confirmed the diagnosis of tuberculous bursitis around the knee with joint involvement. He was treated with 6 months of antituberculous chemotherapy. Correct diagnosis was difficult and delayed because of the rarity of the condition. Modern imaging technology including magnetic resonance imaging, in particular, was not conclusive. |
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| spelling | iium-299172016-12-05T07:49:10Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/29917/ Tuberculous bursitis around the knee mimicking benign soft tissue tumor Che Ahmad, Aminudin Osman Cassim, Samsudin Shukur, Mohd Hassan RD701 Orthopedics We report a case of a man presenting with painless diffuse swelling over his right knee region with the clinical and radiological features suggesting a benign soft tissue tumour. Surgical removal of the lesion was done. A histopathological (HPE) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) examination for Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA confirmed the diagnosis of tuberculous bursitis around the knee with joint involvement. He was treated with 6 months of antituberculous chemotherapy. Correct diagnosis was difficult and delayed because of the rarity of the condition. Modern imaging technology including magnetic resonance imaging, in particular, was not conclusive. Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2004 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/29917/1/TUBERCULOUS_BURSITIS_AROUND_THE_KNEE.pdf Che Ahmad, Aminudin and Osman Cassim, Samsudin and Shukur, Mohd Hassan (2004) Tuberculous bursitis around the knee mimicking benign soft tissue tumor. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 3 (1). ISSN 1823-4631 http://www.eimjm.com/Vol3-No1/Vol3-No1-C1.html |
| spellingShingle | RD701 Orthopedics Che Ahmad, Aminudin Osman Cassim, Samsudin Shukur, Mohd Hassan Tuberculous bursitis around the knee mimicking benign soft tissue tumor |
| title | Tuberculous bursitis around the knee mimicking benign soft tissue tumor |
| title_full | Tuberculous bursitis around the knee mimicking benign soft tissue tumor |
| title_fullStr | Tuberculous bursitis around the knee mimicking benign soft tissue tumor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tuberculous bursitis around the knee mimicking benign soft tissue tumor |
| title_short | Tuberculous bursitis around the knee mimicking benign soft tissue tumor |
| title_sort | tuberculous bursitis around the knee mimicking benign soft tissue tumor |
| topic | RD701 Orthopedics |
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