Spectrum of imaging findings in osteoarticular tuberculosis
Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) is still a major public health problem. It is endemic in most of the developing countries. Osteoarticular tuberculosis is an uncommon infection, and its diagnosis is often missed due to non-specific clinical and imaging findings. Main body of abstract The diagno...
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| description | Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) is still a major public health problem. It is endemic in most of the developing countries. Osteoarticular tuberculosis is an uncommon infection, and its diagnosis is often missed due to non-specific clinical and imaging findings. Main body of abstract The diagnosis of osteoarticular TB is often delayed due to non-specific clinical presentation and often mimics with other infectious/inflammatory disorders. However, as the disease is curable, prompt diagnosis and early initiation of treatment remain critical to prevent the development of deformity and bone destruction. MRI is sensitive in early detection of articular and marrow abnormalities, detecting complications and assessing response to treatment. In this review, we describe the spectrum of various MR imaging findings of osteoarticular TB, which helps in early diagnosis and differentiating these from other pathologies with similar imaging appearances. These are described through case-based illustrations of different anatomical locations of osteoarticular TB. Short conclusion MR imaging is the emerging modality of choice for early diagnosis of osteoarticular tuberculosis and helps to differentiate it from other infective/inflammatory diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ebd1602f3aa340d791e4ae183a2ca4082024-03-05T16:23:49ZengSpringerOpenThe Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine2090-47622024-01-0155111810.1186/s43055-024-01191-5Spectrum of imaging findings in osteoarticular tuberculosisRavina Jangid0R. S. Solanki1Vikas Chaudhary2Alok Sud3Ravinder Kaur4Department of Radiodiagnosis, Lady Hardinge Medical CollegeDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Lady Hardinge Medical CollegeDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Lady Hardinge Medical CollegeDepartment of Orthopaedic, Lady Hardinge Medical CollegeDepartment of Microbiology, Lady Hardinge Medical CollegeAbstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) is still a major public health problem. It is endemic in most of the developing countries. Osteoarticular tuberculosis is an uncommon infection, and its diagnosis is often missed due to non-specific clinical and imaging findings. Main body of abstract The diagnosis of osteoarticular TB is often delayed due to non-specific clinical presentation and often mimics with other infectious/inflammatory disorders. However, as the disease is curable, prompt diagnosis and early initiation of treatment remain critical to prevent the development of deformity and bone destruction. MRI is sensitive in early detection of articular and marrow abnormalities, detecting complications and assessing response to treatment. In this review, we describe the spectrum of various MR imaging findings of osteoarticular TB, which helps in early diagnosis and differentiating these from other pathologies with similar imaging appearances. These are described through case-based illustrations of different anatomical locations of osteoarticular TB. Short conclusion MR imaging is the emerging modality of choice for early diagnosis of osteoarticular tuberculosis and helps to differentiate it from other infective/inflammatory diseases.https://doi.org/10.1186/s43055-024-01191-5TBMRIOATBHIV/AIDSOM |
| spellingShingle | Ravina Jangid R. S. Solanki Vikas Chaudhary Alok Sud Ravinder Kaur Spectrum of imaging findings in osteoarticular tuberculosis The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine TB MRI OATB HIV/AIDS OM |
| title | Spectrum of imaging findings in osteoarticular tuberculosis |
| title_full | Spectrum of imaging findings in osteoarticular tuberculosis |
| title_fullStr | Spectrum of imaging findings in osteoarticular tuberculosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spectrum of imaging findings in osteoarticular tuberculosis |
| title_short | Spectrum of imaging findings in osteoarticular tuberculosis |
| title_sort | spectrum of imaging findings in osteoarticular tuberculosis |
| topic | TB MRI OATB HIV/AIDS OM |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43055-024-01191-5 |
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