1995
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02761995000500016
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Abstract: Given the suspected role of mycobacteria in the establishment of disorders with an autoimmune background and joint damage, a study was conducted to analyze whether rheumatic symptoms were likely to be present in tuberculosis (TB) patients. To this end, 330 patients with a bacteriologic confirmation of tuberculosis were investigated for the presence of arthritic complaints. The latter were recorded in five of them with rheumatic symptoms mostly involving interphalangeal and metacarpophalangeal joints, and prece… Show more

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“…tuberculosis is known to cause a number of types of arthritis in human hosts, including septic arthritis and a form of sterile ReA (Poncet's disease), although these are relatively rare and the occurence of arthritic manifestations in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis is generally low (14). This again suggests that in the absence of other contributory factors, M. tuberculosis infection does not usually contribute to onset of inflammatory arthritis.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…tuberculosis is known to cause a number of types of arthritis in human hosts, including septic arthritis and a form of sterile ReA (Poncet's disease), although these are relatively rare and the occurence of arthritic manifestations in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis is generally low (14). This again suggests that in the absence of other contributory factors, M. tuberculosis infection does not usually contribute to onset of inflammatory arthritis.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%