Case Number 23: Tuberculous tenosynovitis

Tuberculous Tenosynovitis of the Wrist and Hand- A Case report

Tenosynovitis, one of the common reasons of wrist pain, may has various aetiologies. One of the infectious causes of the wrist tenosynovitis is M. tuberculosis. Although antituberculosis drugs reduced the incidence of M. Tuberculosis infections, its prevalence is again increasing due to immune deficiency syndromes [1]. It is mainly known as a pulmonary disease. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis invol...

A rare case of Tuberculous tenosynovitis in the palm of the hand in Gilan

A 64-year-old woman with no history of previous illness presented with  a soft tissue swelling of the flexor surfaces of the second finger of the left hand and also palmar surfaces of the same hand without pain and with 2 nodules 1 by 1 cm in that area for about 5 months.  After debridement and excisional biopsy, histopathological examination reported caseous necrotizing granulomatous inflammat...

Tuberculous Tenosynovitis Presenting as Ganglion of Wrist

Tuberculosis (TB) is still endemic in many developed countries. Involvement of the hand and wrist at presentation is extremely rare, and the diagnosis is often missed. A 57 years old male presented with swelling over the left wrist since 3 years Three swellings over dorsal aspect of the left wrist Soft in consistency Non tender Non compressible Mobile at right angles to the plane of the wrist j...

Tuberculous Tenosynovitis and Ulnar Bursitis of the Wrist

Tuberculous infection of the hand is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that, left untreated, can cause serious joint and tendon damage. We report the case of a 65-year-old male patient who presented with an insidious flexor weakness of the fifth finger but without any history of trauma. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a partial tear of the fifth finger flexor tendon with a fluid co...

Atypical presentation of tuberculous tenosynovitis of the hand.