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20726315

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-8-23
pubmed:abstractText
Primary tuberculous tenosynovitis is a rare manifestation of extraspinal musculoskeletal tuberculosis. The diagnosis may be easily delayed because of its nonspecific clinical signs. We report a case of culture-proven tuberculous tenosynovitis of the extensor carpi ulnaris tendon and common extensor tendon in a 68-year-old female without concomitant pulmonary tuberculosis, nor documented immunodeficiency. The diagnosis was initially overlooked due to the lack of appropriate histological and bacteriological analyses and the lesion recurred after surgery. MR imaging represents the most accurate method in making the diagnosis, but has no diagnostic specificity in regard to tuberculosis, therefore surgical biopsy is strongly recommended. The patient had a favorable clinical response after a combination of excision and appropriate antituberculous therapy for sensitive Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We emphasize the need for an increased awareness and high index of suspicion of tuberculosis in all cases of a chronic orrecurrent abscess in the extremities, not only in patients living in endemic areas but also in those who have emigrated from regions with a high prevalence of tuberculosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1221-9118
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
105
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
427-30
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Isolated tuberculous tenosynovitis of the forearm in an immunocompetent patient.
pubmed:affiliation
Prof. Dr. Matei Bal? National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases, UMF Carol Davila, Bucharest. adriana_hristea@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports