What are the typical signs and symptoms of osteoarticular TB?
| Constitutional Symptoms (Fever, Weight Loss, Malaise) Occur Infrequently (<30%) | |
|---|---|
| Spinal TB | Back pain (especially with movement), spasm, local tenderness, kyphosis, cord compression, mycotic aneurysm of aorta |
| Peripheral joints | Slow onset, chronic monoarthritis Hip—pain in thigh and groin with limited range of motion Knee—insidious pain, swelling, limp (especially children) Hand/wrist—carpal tunnel syndrome, swelling, pain |
| Osteomyelitis | Pain, lytic lesions on radiographs without periosteal reaction Dactylitis (85% of cases occur in children aged <6 years) |
