[Osteoarticular Tuberculosis with Destructive Wrist Arthritis Secondary to Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis]
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A case is presented of a 69 year old male patient with a history of wrist fracture from over 50 years ago with pain refractory to analgesics and with joint destruction of the wrist in conventional radiology. We have conducted a review of extrapulmonary tuberculous osteoarthritis discussing the diagnosis and treatment of this unusual presentation of the disease.
Tuberculous osteomyelitis of the wrist presenting as a monoarthritis syndrome.
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