Mycobacterium malmoense infection. An unusual cause of wrist swelling

J Hand Surg Br. 1998 Dec;23(6):811-2. doi: 10.1016/s0266-7681(98)80105-8.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antibiotics, Antitubercular / therapeutic use
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Ethambutol / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Isoniazid / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / diagnosis*
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / drug therapy
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / microbiology
  • Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / isolation & purification
  • Rifampin / therapeutic use
  • Tenosynovitis / diagnosis*
  • Tenosynovitis / drug therapy
  • Tenosynovitis / microbiology
  • Wrist* / pathology

Substances

  • Antibiotics, Antitubercular
  • Antitubercular Agents
  • Ethambutol
  • Isoniazid
  • Rifampin