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[Tuberculous destruction of the iliosacral joint]
B M Weyland1, M V Giménez, S Müller-Haberstock
1Klinik und Poliklinik für Unfallchirurgie, Klinikum der Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, 55101 Mainz. weyland@unfall.klinik.uni-mainz.de
Der Unfallchirurg
|May 19, 2001
Abstract:
In this case report, a 56 year old patient with tuberculous destruction of the right sacroiliac joint is presented. Diagnosis was delayed because of unspecific signs of lumbalgia, which were interpreted as the consequence of nerve root compression. There was a specific infiltration into the surrounding intra- and extrapelvic muscles. Therapy is surgical, followed by a combination drug therapy for at least one year.