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ArticleClinical case reports2026

Tuberculosis Presenting as Migratory Arthritis: A Case Report from Iraq.

Farah Jaafar Mahdi, Mariam Salem Othman, Ahmed Dheyaa Al-Obaidi, Mustafa Almusawi, Marafi Jammaa Ahmed, Aya Ahmed Shimal, Elian Khalafalla Awadalla, Marwah Algodi

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Farah Jaafar MahdiRheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine University of Mustansiriyah Baghdad Iraq.
Mariam Salem OthmanFaculty of Medicine Alexandria University Alexandria Egypt.
Ahmed Dheyaa Al-ObaidiCollege of Medicine University of Baghdad Baghdad Iraq.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7789-1727
Mustafa AlmusawiNerve and Muscle Center of Texas Baylor St. Luke Medical Center Houston Texas USA.
Marafi Jammaa AhmedFaculty of Medicine University of Bahri Khartoum Sudan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5032-8627
Aya Ahmed ShimalCollege of Medicine University of Baghdad Baghdad Iraq.
Elian Khalafalla AwadallaCollege of Medicine University of Khartoum Khartoum Sudan.
Marwah AlgodiDepartment of Internal Medicine Hackensack Meridian Health - Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City New Jersey USA.

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Abstract

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis is uncommon, and musculoskeletal involvement presenting as migratory arthritis is particularly rare in immunocompetent individuals, often leading to misdiagnosis and delayed treatment. We report the case of a 66-year-old man with diabetes mellitus who presented with recurrent migratory inflammatory arthritis affecting multiple joints over 1 year, without initial pulmonary symptoms. He was initially diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis based on positive rheumatoid factor and elevated inflammatory markers and was treated with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs without clinical improvement. At presentation, he reported severe shoulder pain, morning stiffness, weight loss, and night sweats. Imaging revealed right upper lobe consolidation and a metabolically active cavitary lung lesion on PET-CT. Bronchoalveolar lavage culture confirmed

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extrapulmonary tuberculosismigratory arthritisMycobacterium tuberculosisPoncet's diseaserheumatoid arthritis mimictuberculosis

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