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Tuberculous Arthritis in an Adolescent's Elbow Joint: A Case Report and Literature Review | Synapse

October 12, 2025Clinical Case Reports0 citationsOpen Access

Tuberculous Arthritis in an Adolescent's Elbow Joint: A Case Report and Literature Review

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KDKinzang Dorji KWKuenzang Wangchuk SCSonam Choden

Key Points

Early initiation of anti-tubercular therapy leads to effective treatment in tuberculous arthritis cases.
Surgical intervention may or may not be necessary depending on case specifics.
This condition poses diagnostic challenges due to its rarity and presentation.
Literature review supports the importance of recognizing this condition in adolescents.

Abstract

ABSTRACT Tuberculous arthritis of the elbow is a rare condition that presents diagnostic challenges but can be effectively treated with early initiation of anti‐tubercular therapy, with or without surgical intervention.

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Dorji et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68ec1be02b8fa9b2b78ad14f https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.71236

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