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Tuberculosis of bones and joints
Name(s):
Articular tuberculosis
Osseus tuberculosis
Skeletal tuberculosis
Nature
Tuberculosis of the bones and joints includes tuberculosis of the vertebral column, hip, knee, mastoid process and the digits, and can cause curvature of the spine and abscesses.
Broader
Tuberculosis
Diseases and injuries of bone
Narrower
Tuberculous osteomyelitis
Aggravates
Arthritis
Synovitis
Dactylitis
Mastoiditis
Bone abscess
Bone necrosis
Spinal caries
Pott's disease
Curvature of spine
Ankylosing spondylitis
Generalized osteitis fibrosa
Reference(s)
Martini, M: Tuberculosis of the Bones and Joints
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems