Tuberculosis Arthritis is a form of infection in the joints that is mainly triggered because of tuberculosis. This particular infection erodes the bone in spine, wrists, ankles and knees. As observed, in most of the cases, this infection just affects one joint in the body at one time. The infection mainly spreads from its main source, lungs or lymph nodes, to the entire body. Till recent years, the consumption of a particular category in germs found in raw milk was considered to be the main cause of this disease.

Out of numerous types of Tuberculosis Arthritis, the spine tuberculosis is the most dangerous. This type is referred to as Pott’s disease and is associated with old aged people. This disease leads to a humpback in most of the patients. Further, it mainly attacks the flexibility of the joint areas in the body. Patients suffering from this disease complain of stiffness in their joints which is often accompanied by pain. Sometimes, it causes the joints to swell up which become tender in appearance. According to many patients, this disease literally makes you no less than a handicap as their physical activities become highly restricted. Further, there is a constant feeling of tingling and numbness in the area around the infection. Suffering people have relatively low grade fever in comparison to healthy people. They often experience drastic weights sheds as their appetite becomes considerably low. They have a traumatic experience at night as they tend to sweat profusely.