Polyarthritis in Western Nigeria. 3. Other forms of polyarthritis.

Greenwood, Brian

doi:10.1136/ard.29.1.56

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“…Descriptions of large series of patients with this disorder have been published in the Russian and Chinese literature (3,4). Many cases, including 5 in children (2,5), have also been reported in the English-language literature (2,(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10). Despite these reports, the concept of a reactive arthritis associated with tuberculosis has remained controversial (1 I), and is not referred to in current textbooks of rheumatology.…”

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Tuberculous rheumatism (poncet's disease) in a child

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Petty

et al. 1988

Arthritis & Rheumatism

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A 2‐year‐old boy who had increasing difficulty walking and had large, warm, sterile knee and ankle effusions was found to have active vertebral tuberculosis and a large prevertebral abscess. Lymphocyte proliferation assays demonstrated increased purified protein derivative‐induced reactivity of synovial fluid lymphocytes compared with peripheral blood lymphocytes. The arthritis responded rapidly to antituberculous and antiinflammatory drugs. This patient's disease represented an example of tuberculous rheumatism (Poncet's disease).

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