Abstract
Although musculoskeletal tuberculosis accounts for only a small proportion of all tuberculosis cases, it presents with a chronic, mostly monoarticular pattern involving the spine, sacroiliac and peripheral joints. Delay in diagnosis and treatment, it may lead to deformity, disability, and permanent loss of function.
Keywords: Musculoskeletal tuberculosis, extrapulmonary tuberculosis, spondylitis, sacroiliitis, peripheral joint tuberculosis
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