title: Tenosynovitis.
abstract: The two types of tenosynovial infections in the hand are acute pyogenic and chronic atypical mycobacterial. Each has specific diagnostic criteria and a different therapeutic approach. If untreated or maltreated through misdiagnosis, either type can lead to significant long-term disability.
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC.
authors: R J
authors: RJ
authors: Neviaser
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004322:Drainage; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D013492:Suppuration; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*