title: Tenosynovitis due to Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare: case report and a review of the literature.
abstract: A 57-year-old female patient presented with a tenosynovitis due to Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI). A relapse occurred following surgical treatment, after which she was successfully treated with ansamycin and ethambutol. Previously reported cases of tenosynovitis due to MAI are reviewed and the treatment modalities are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Eggelmeijer
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Kroon
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Zeeman
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Dijkmans
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: van 't Wout
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004977:Ethambutol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers; D006801:Humans; D047029:Lactams, Macrocyclic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014953:Wrist
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D047029:Lactams, Macrocyclic; D004977:Ethambutol