In this Case Study, the authors describe a patient with Poncet disease, a rare form of polyarthritis associated with tuberculosis infection. They discuss their application of interferon-γ-release assays and PCR specific for DNA of theMycobacteria tuberculosis complex to make the diagnosis, despite a negative M. tuberculosisculture.
- Heikki Valleala
- Tamara Tuuminen
- Marjatta Leirisalo-Repo