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Chapter-15 Tuberculosis of the Sacroiliac Joints

BOOK TITLE: Tuberculosis of the Skeletal System

Author
1. Tuli SM
ISBN
9788184488364
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11046_15
Edition
4/e
Publishing Year
2010
Pages
5
Author Affiliations
1. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, University College of Medical Science and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, Delhi University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, New Delhi, India, Vidyasagar Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Nehru Nagar, New Delhi, India, Vidyasagar Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, New Delhi, India, Vimhans PrimaMed Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India, Vidyasagar Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Nayati Medical Institutes, New Delhi, India, Vidyasagar Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Vimhans Nayati Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Abstract

It is a rare location of disease; the incidence is about one percent of all osteoarticular tuberculosis. It is a disease of adults, and female to male ratio is 5:2. Women of child-bearing age and poor nutritional status are more frequently affected. Mortality was high before the availability of modern imaging modalities because diagnosis based upon conventional X-ray could be made only when the disease had reach an advanced stage. With availability of CT-scan and MRI the disease can be suspected at a very early stage. Non-tuberculous inflammatory conditions should be considered in differential diagnosis. In case of doubt tissue diagnosis is mandatory. With early diagnosis and multidrug therapy the disease would heal is vast majority.

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