Poncet’s Disease Revisited
Published: June 1, 2021 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2021/48463.15015
Mini Bhatnagar, Bimal K Agrawal, C Srivatsa, Dil Preet Reehal, Jaskaran Bazad
1. Professor, Department of General Medicine, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Haryana, India.
2. Professor and Principal, Department of General Medicine, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Haryana, India.
3. Postgraduate Student, Department of General Medicine, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Haryana, India.
4. Intern, Department of General Medicine, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Haryana, India.
5. Postgraduate Student, Department of General Medicine, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Haryana, India.
Correspondence
Mini Bhatnagar,
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E-mail: drshyamini@yahoo.com
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most dreaded diseases prevalent in developing countries. Though primarily affecting the lungs, TB can affect almost any part of the body. The musculoskeletal system is the fourth most common extra-pulmonary target, after pleural, lymphatic and genitourinary system. Poncet's Disease aka Tuberculous Rheumatism is a rare rheumatologic association of active Extra Pulmonary TB (EPTB) which may be easily missed/misdiagnosed even though TB is frequently encountered in medical practice. The authors present the case of an adolescent 18-year-old male who presented with subacute symmetrical inflammatory arthritis of lower extremities. Investigations ruled out other rheumatological conditions. He recovered completely after receiving Antitubercular Treatment (ATT) for abdominal TB, which was diagnosed during workup.
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