Atypical mycobacterial flexor tenosynovitis presenting as carpal tunnel syndrome: Presentation of three cases and review
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Acute Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Due to Pyogenic Flexor Tenosynovitis without Any Antecedent Injury
We herein report a case of acute carpal tunnel syndrome due to pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis in the absence of any antecedent injury whose rapid progression and course was similar to that seen with necrotizing fasciitis. This potentially disastrous clinical condition must be promptly recognized, since it needs early surgical management to prevent morbidity.
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عنوان ژورنال: Plastic Surgery
سال: 2002
ISSN: 2292-5503
DOI: 10.4172/plastic-surgery.1000326