Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine

Case Report: J Korean Acad Rehabil Med. 2007;31(5):606-608.; Tuberculous Sacroiliitis.; Kim, Eun Jin , Shin, Ju Yon , Lee, Do Kyung; ¹Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Korea. dkhymed@naver.com
²Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chung-Ang University Yong-San Hospital, Korea.

Abstract: Tuberculosis can affect the sacroiliac joint. The involvement has been reported in up to 10 percent of patients with osteoarticular tuberculosis. The onset is usually insidious, and early diagnosis requires a high index of clinical suspicion. Lack of awareness of this presently uncommon form of infection often leads to diagnostic delay and increased morbidity. Early diagnosis and proper treatment with anti-tuberculous medication could obtain a satisfactory functional outcome. We report a case of tuberculous sacroiliitis in a 21 year-old male patient including his clinical presentation, radiographic features and outcome of medical treatment. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2007; 31: 606-608)

Keywords :Tuberculous sacroiliitis, Osteoarticular tuberculosis, Sacroiliac joint