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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 DorjiKWKuenzang WangchukSCSonam 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/68ec1be02b8fa9b2b78ad14fhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.71236
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