Poncets

Question 1

What is poncets disease

Answer 1

Para infective poly arthritis in which tb is somewhere else

Commonly ln

Question 2

Mechanism

Answer 2

Hsn

Antigenic similarity

Question 3

Diagnosis

Answer 3

Tb contact
Labs- negative (esr,crp, other)
Other diagnosis excluded
Mantoux positive

Question 4

Rx

Answer 4

Steroids

Question 5

Eales

Answer 5

Idiopathic , non infective inflammatory vasculitus of retinal vasculature due to hsn to tb protein