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Tuberculosis of the Knee in a Child
A1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical Faculty of University of Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam, Kahramanmaras, Turkey A2 Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty of University of Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam, Kahramanmaras, Turkey A3 Department of Pathology, Medical Faculty of University of Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam, Kahramanmaras, Turkey A4 Department of Radiology at the Medical Faculty of University of Cumhuriyet, Sivas,Turkey
The diagnosis for skeletal tuberculosis is often overlooked. We report a 9-year-old patient with a history of 2 years of swollen joint, with a diagnosis of tuberculosis of the knee with involvement of the proximal tibial epiphysis, and treated surgically and with anti-tuberculosis drug therapy.
* Correspondence: Murat Uzel, M.D., Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical Faculty of University of Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam, Yorukselim mh, Hastane cd, No:32 46050 Kahramanmaras, Turkey. E-mail
drmuratuzel{at}hotmail.com
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