Abstract
Poncet's disease or tuberculous rheumatism
Highlights
Poncet's disease or tuberculous rheumatism, first described by Poncet in 1897, is a rare form of polyarthritis resulting from visceral tuberculosis without any direct involvement of the joints [1]
A 16-year old girl had low to moderate grade fever and joint pain for 3 months
Her joints were swollen without signs of inflammation
Summary
Poncet's disease or tuberculous rheumatism, first described by Poncet in 1897, is a rare form of polyarthritis resulting from visceral tuberculosis without any direct involvement of the joints [1]. A 16-year old girl had low to moderate grade fever and joint pain for 3 months. Her joints were swollen without signs of inflammation. This involved almost all joints of the body both small and large. At times the joint pain was severely incapacitating.
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