Tuberculous arthritis of the knee joint mimicking pigmented villonodular synovitis

Dae Hee Lee, Dong Ki Lee, Soon Hyuck Lee, Jong Hoon Park, Chul Hwan Kim, Seung Beom Han

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    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.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)937-940
    Number of pages4
    JournalKnee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
    Volume20
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012 May

    Keywords

    • Delayed diagnosis
    • Knee
    • Pigmented villonodular synovitis
    • Tuberculous arthritis

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Surgery
    • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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