title: Mycobacterium marinum flexor tenosynovitis.
abstract: Four culture-positive cases of flexor tenosynovitis of the hand caused by Mycobacterium marinum are reported. The organisms were cultured at 32 degrees. All patients were treated with a combination of flexor tenosynovectomy and antimycobacterial treatment with ethambutol and rifampin. The length of antimycobacterial treatment ranged from nine to 22 months. All four patients responded to treatment with cessation of signs of infection, increased range of motion, and complete wound healing.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77550-2772.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Lacy
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Viegas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Calhoun
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Mader
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents