Tuberculous arthritis of the knee joint mimicking pigmented villonodular synovitis
- Authors
- Lee, Dae-Hee; Lee, Dong-Ki; Lee, Soon-Hyuck; Park, Jong-Hoon; Kim, Chul-Hwan; Han, Seung-Beom
- Issue Date
- 5월-2012
- Publisher
- SPRINGER
- Keywords
- Tuberculous arthritis; Pigmented villonodular synovitis; Knee; Delayed diagnosis
- Citation
- KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY, v.20, no.5, pp.937 - 940
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY
- Volume
- 20
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- 937
- End Page
- 940
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/108643
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00167-011-1662-2
- ISSN
- 0942-2056
- Abstract
- Tuberculous arthritis is difficult to diagnose early because of its atypical insidious clinical manifestations and non-specific imaging findings. Specifically, monoarticular tuberculosis of the knee may mimic pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS). The present report describes a young patient with tuberculous arthritis of the knee. Proper diagnosis was delayed due to magnetic resonance imaging findings, such as hemosiderin deposits and a nodular mass around the knee joint, suggesting the diffuse type of PVNS. These findings suggest that the first step in the diagnosis of tuberculous knee arthritis is to have a high index of suspicion. Level of evidence IV.
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