PMID- 16013782
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20051007
LR  - 20060612
IS  - 1027-3719 (Print)
IS  - 1027-3719 (Linking)
VI  - 9
IP  - 7
DP  - 2005 Jul
TI  - Poncet's disease (tuberculous rheumatism): two case reports and review of the 
      literature.
PG  - 822-4
AB  - We report two human leukocyte antigen (HLA) B27-positive cases of urogenital 
      tuberculosis (TB) with asymmetric polyarthritis. Stained smears with Ehrlich 
      Ziehl-Neelsen and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for Mycobacterium 
      tuberculosis complex (MTC) of the ejaculate were positive in both cases, despite 
      negative cultures. Stained smear, culture and PCR results of the synovial fluid 
      for mycobacteria were negative. The patients were diagnosed with Poncet's 
      disease. Polyarthritis was resolved rapidly with anti-tuberculosis treatment. We 
      suggest that in cases with unexplained arthritis and non-articular TB, Poncet's 
      disease should be considered. PCR can be used in the routine diagnostic algorithm 
      when conventional methods fail to identify MTC.
FAU - Ozgul, A
AU  - Ozgul A
AD  - Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gulhane Military Medical 
      Academy, Ankara, Turkey. aozgul@gata.edu.tr
FAU - Baylan, O
AU  - Baylan O
FAU - Taskaynatan, M A
AU  - Taskaynatan MA
FAU - Kalyon, T A
AU  - Kalyon TA
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
PL  - France
TA  - Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
JT  - The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal 
      of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
JID - 9706389
RN  - 0 (HLA-B27 Antigen)
RN  - 9007-41-4 (C-Reactive Protein)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Arthritis, Reactive/drug therapy/*epidemiology
MH  - Blood Sedimentation
MH  - C-Reactive Protein/analysis
MH  - HLA-B27 Antigen/analysis
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Polymerase Chain Reaction
MH  - Tuberculosis, Urogenital/blood/diagnosis/*epidemiology
RF  - 17
EDAT- 2005/07/15 09:00
MHDA- 2005/10/08 09:00
CRDT- 2005/07/15 09:00
PHST- 2005/07/15 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2005/10/08 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2005/07/15 09:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2005 Jul;9(7):822-4.