Tuberculosis of the sacroiliac joint

Eur Spine J. 1997;6(5):330-1. doi: 10.1007/BF01142680.

Abstract

A 23-year-old woman presented with low back pain of several months' duration. A tuberculous infection of the left sacroiliac joint was diagnosed by closed-needle biopsy. The clinical presentation, radiological features and outcome of this patient are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Arthritis, Infectious / diagnosis*
  • Arthritis, Infectious / drug therapy
  • Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification
  • Sacroiliac Joint / diagnostic imaging
  • Sacroiliac Joint / microbiology
  • Sacroiliac Joint / pathology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Tuberculin Test
  • Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / drug therapy
  • Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / etiology

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents