Polytenosynovitis caused by Toxoplasma gondii.
Two cases are reported of polytenosynovitis involving the wrists and ankles and caused by toxoplasmosis, together with the investigations that led to the diagnosis. Medical and surgical treatment of the first patient and medical treatment only of the second patient gave satisfactory results.
D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011739:Pyrimethamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
D013449:Sulfonamides; D005492:Folic Acid; D011739:Pyrimethamine