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How is tuberculosis of the knee treated? My coworker's nephew has it.
Tuberculosis (TB) of the knee is treated like TB of the lungs, with anti-TB medications. However, the area on the knee does need to be checked to be sure that it is a TB lesion and there is nothing else wrong.
For this reason, the knee area should have a biopsy. After this, the surgeon would likely clean out the area in the knee that was affected by the TB, as well as prescribing anti-TB medication.
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