Abstract
Prevalence of MDR among patients of extra pulmonary tuberculosis is less than 3% in Indian population. Isolated primary MDR tuberculosis of knee is rarely reported. We report a case of isolated primary MDR tuberculosis of the left knee in a 24 year old previously fit Indian male. This case emphasizes the need to exclude drug resistance in primary extra pulmonary tuberculosis cases and to keep tuberculosis among differential diagnosis for diseases involving any organ system of the body.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Kapil Kumar
Resident, Department of TB & Respiratory Medicine, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i4.112
