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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 2004 50(3):182-184; doi:10.1093/tropej/50.3.182
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Case Reports

Tuberculosis of the Knee in a Child

Murat UzelA1,, Mesut GaripardicA2, Ercan CetinusA1, Erkal BilgicA1, Ahmet KaraoguzA1, Cetin BoranA3 and Ibrahim OztoprakA4

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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