Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2001; 05(2): 107-112
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-15662
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Osteoarticular Tuberculosis

Shigeru Ehara
  • Department of Radiology, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Morioka, Japan
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31. Dezember 2001 (online)

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ABSTRACT

The radiological features of osteoarticular tuberculosis are quite variable. The rareness of AIDS-associated tuberculosis and relatively mild course and imaging features may be the common feature of osteoarticular tuberculosis in Japan. Imaging features are generally similar to other low-grade infections, and liberal (often incomplete) use of antibiotics for the treatment of pyogenic infection may also make the differential diagnosis difficult on many occasions.

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