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ArticleClinical case reports2025

Reactive Arthritis Unmasked by Tuberculosis: A Rare Case of Poncet's Disease With Disseminated TB in a Malnourished Young Adult.

Kanza Farhan, Nayab Magsi, Maheen Afaq, Faraz Shafi, Ahmed Asad Raza, Abedin Samadi

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6 authors.

Kanza FarhanSindh Medical College Jinnah Sindh Medical University Karachi Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6211-7522
Nayab MagsiSindh Medical College Jinnah Sindh Medical University Karachi Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7047-8830
Maheen AfaqSindh Medical College Jinnah Sindh Medical University Karachi Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7572-5405
Faraz ShafiSindh Employees Social Security Institution Karachi Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9876-2252
Ahmed Asad RazaSindh Medical College Jinnah Sindh Medical University Karachi Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2930-8188
Abedin SamadiKabul University of Medical Science Abu Ali Sina Kabul Afghanistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8614-3924

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Poncet's disease is a rare, non-destructive reactive arthritis that occurs in the presence of active tuberculosis (TB) without direct joint infection. It is often underrecognized in TB-endemic regions due to its clinical overlap with septic or autoimmune arthritis. We report the case of a 22-year-old undernourished female from rural Pakistan who presented with a 4-week history of bilateral knee pain and swelling, low-grade fever, dry cough, appetite loss, and weight loss. Physical examination revealed joint swelling without erythema, bilateral lung crepitations, and a BMI of 15.7 kg/m

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extra pulmonarymalnutritionPoncet's diseasereactive arthritistuberculosis

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PMID41221362
PMCPMC12597609

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