[Present status of Poncet's tuberculous rheumatism. A new case]

Rev Rhum Ed Fr. 1993 Dec;60(12):919-21.
[Article in French]

Abstract

A case of noninfectious polyarthritis of over one year's duration with calcaneal enthesopathy in a patient with visceral tuberculosis is reported. This pattern, termed Poncet's disease, shares pathophysiologic mechanisms with Freund's complete adjuvant-induced arthritis. Future studies should include polymerase chain reaction studies to look for the tubercle bacillus in joint fluid or synovial biopsy specimens.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arthritis, Reactive* / etiology
  • Arthritis, Reactive* / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Synovial Fluid / microbiology
  • Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular* / etiology
  • Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular* / physiopathology