Reduced Range Of Motion in Medicine / Internal Medicine — 35yo Man | Infectious Diseases | SMLE Q#12095
SMLE Question #12095
Medicine / Internal Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Objective: OBJ-349
Last updated: February 2026
A 35-year-old man has 4 months of intermittent low-grade fever, night sweats, fatigue, arthralgia, and dull low back pain. He drinks unpasteurized goat milk. Examination shows a swollen, warm, tender right knee with reduced range of motion and limited lumbar flexion/extension. Knee aspiration is inflammatory and routine blood cultures show no growth. Which of the following is the most appropriate next action to confirm the diagnosis?
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