Familial Pelger-Huet anomaly accompanied by tuberculosis and complicated by acute polyarthritis

A patient with familial Pelger-Huet (PH) anomaly, which accompanied tuberculosis, and acute polyarthritis is described. Investigations surrounding this case suggests that the immunological abnormalities may be associated with the PH anomaly and the tuberculosis, and that the complications may be related to the development of the acute polyarthritis.