Abstract
SUMMARY: Atypical presentations of tuberculosis are known. We present here a case of reactive polyarthritis due to tuberculosis. Patient was treated with four drugs anti Tuberculous regime which led to complete resolutions of symptoms. INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem. It ranks second leading cause of death from infectious diseases. In year 2012 estimated global annual incidence of TB was 8.6 million cases, out of which 2.3 million were occurred in India and 1.3 million death occurred globally. 1,2 Atypical presentation of TB can be contributing factor for delayed diagnosis, morbidity and mortality.3 We reporting here case of inflammatory polyarthritis turned out to be reactive polyarthritis due to tuberculosis. So high index of suspicion and early treatment led to successful outcome.
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