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ArticleMalaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia2024

Poncet disease in a patient with smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis: A case report.

Poh Siang Ooi, Hartini Ismail, Gayatherri Meganathan, Nurfathehatul Nabila Saidi, Yeogeashweary Dhamotharan, Hui Heng Chua

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Poh Siang OoiMD, MMed (Family Medicine), Klinik Kesihatan Kepala Batas, Lot 1466, Mukim 6, Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia. Email: ooipohsiang@gmail.com.
Hartini IsmailMBBS, Klinik Kesihatan Kepala Batas, Lot 1466, Mukim 6, Kepala Batas, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.
Gayatherri MeganathanMBBS, Klinik Kesihatan Kepala Batas, Lot 1466, Mukim 6, Kepala Batas, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.
Nurfathehatul Nabila SaidiMBBS, Klinik Kesihatan Kepala Batas, Lot 1466, Mukim 6, Kepala Batas, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.
Yeogeashweary DhamotharanMBBS, Klinik Kesihatan Kepala Batas, Lot 1466, Mukim 6, Kepala Batas, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.
Hui Heng ChuaMD, MPath (Anatomic Pathology), Hospital Pulau Pinang, Jalan Residensi, George Town, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.

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Abstract

Pulmonary tuberculosis poses a diagnostic dilemma to clinicians especially in the absence of typical presentation. The hypersensitivity to tuberculosis infection in other parts of the body can lead to nondestructive, para-infectious arthritis. This is known as Poncet disease, one of the clinical syndromes of musculoskeletal tuberculosis. Herein, we report a case of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis presenting with atypical features. It started with multiple joint pain, followed by the presence of multiple tender nodular skin lesions over the bilateral shins and wrist. Subsequent investigations led to the diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis. Joint pain and erythema nodosum disappeared soon after antituberculosis therapy, supporting the diagnosis of Poncet disease.

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Erythema nodosumJoint painPoncet diseaseSmear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis

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PMID39220238
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