Bone and Joint Tuberculosis

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Cliical and histopathologic features were remiewed and analized on twelve patients with bone and joint tuberculosis. The ages of the of the patients ranged from 19 to 73 years with an average of 46 years, Six patients were male and six were female. Sites were were as follows; radius; one, wrist joint; one, finger joint; one, major trochanter two, knee joint; three, tibia and wrist joint; 1, and ankle joint; three. Four petients had been affected from another tuberculous diseases (lung, kidney, lymph node, etc). All cases were finally diagnosed by histologic examination from excised specimens.Histologically, marked involution of tuberculous lesion was found in the specimens from the cases with treatment by chemotherapy. There were, however, small numbers of newly formed tubercles here and there in these specimens also.
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