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Title: | Diagnostic utility of enzyme-linked immunospot assay for interferon-γ in a patient with tuberculous arthritis and pyomyositis | Authors: | Tan C.-K. Lai C.-C. Lin S.-H. YU-TSUNG HUANG Liao C.-H. PO-REN HSUEH |
Issue Date: | 2011 | Journal Volume: | 44 | Journal Issue: | 5 | Start page/Pages: | 397-400 | Source: | Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection | Abstract: | The indolent and nonspecific presentations of tuberculous arthritis and pyomyositis render their diagnosis a great challenge for clinicians. We describe a 78-year-old man with swelling and pain of right knee for 6 months. The patient was empirically treated for tuberculosis because positive enzyme-linked immunospot assay for interferon-γ of blood was reported at 2 days after aspiration of synovial fluid, which was negative for acid-fast stain but subsequently grew Mycobacterium tuberculosis 6 weeks later. He recovered uneventfully with 1-year antituberculous combination therapy. ? 2011. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/561108 | ISSN: | 1684-1182 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.jmii.2010.03.003 | SDG/Keyword: | gamma interferon; tuberculostatic agent; aged; article; case report; diagnostic value; enzyme linked immunospot assay; human; male; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; pyomyositis; synovial fluid; tuberculous arthritis; Aged; Antitubercular Agents; Clinical Laboratory Techniques; Enzyme-Linked Immunospot Assay; Humans; Interferon-gamma; Knee Joint; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Pyomyositis; Treatment Outcome; Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular |
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