Tuberculous bursitis of the greater trochanter mimicking ankylosing spondylitis
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Tuberculous bursitis of the greater trochanter mimicking ankylosing spondylitis.
Tuberculous trochanteric bursitis (TTB) is a rare condition that accounts for 1% of musculoskeletal tuberculosis cases. Extrapulmonary TB is usually diagnosed late because of reduced diagnostic suspicion, particularly in the absence of signs of systemic infection. Herein, we report a case of right hip pain that was misdiagnosed as ankylosing spondylitis. The patient had a history of inflammator...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Rheumatology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2147-9720,2148-4279
DOI: 10.5152/eurjrheumatol.2014.14069