The Appropriate DOTS Regimen
Greatly Reduces the Disabilities
in Polyarticular EPTB
Published: March 1, 2013 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2013/.2813
Arvnd S. Pandey, Ashish Surana
1. Professor & Head, Department of TB & Respiratory
Medicine, Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education &
Research (SMIMER), Surat, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Surat
Municipal Institute of Medical Education & Research
(SMIMER), Surat, India.
Correspondence
Ashish Surana,
Department of Microbiology, SMIMER,
Near Bombay Market, Umarwada, Surat, Gujarat, India.
Phone: 09426854701
E-mail: suranaan@yahoo.com
The placement of cases of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis (EPTB) on the appropriate Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS) regimen remains a problematic issue in India and often, consultants delay this, leading to significant avoidable pain, discomfort and reduction in the quality of life of the patients. In contrast, a prompt institution of the DOTS regimen can regress such problems, even at a delayed stage. The following case report on polyarticular tuberculosis which involved the bilateral knee and ankle joints without a pulmonary or disseminated form of tuberculosis, amply highlights these facts.
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