Abstract
We report a case of non-tuberculous tenosynovitis of the wrist caused by Mycobacterium malmoense. The patient presented with a ganglion-like swelling on the flexor aspect of the wrist. The diagnosis was confirmed by fine needle aspiration biopsy. A satisfactory resolution was obtained by antibiotic therapy alone, indicating that radical synovectomy may not be necessary in all cases of M. malmoense infection.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Antibiotics, Antitubercular / therapeutic use
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Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
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Biopsy, Needle
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Drug Therapy, Combination
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Ethambutol / therapeutic use
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Humans
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Isoniazid / therapeutic use
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Male
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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / diagnosis*
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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / drug therapy
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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / microbiology
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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / isolation & purification
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Rifampin / therapeutic use
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Tenosynovitis / diagnosis*
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Tenosynovitis / drug therapy
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Tenosynovitis / microbiology
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Wrist* / pathology
Substances
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Antibiotics, Antitubercular
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Antitubercular Agents
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Ethambutol
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Isoniazid
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Rifampin