Tuberculous synovitis with "rice bodies" presenting as carpal tunnel syndrome.
A 41-year-old man had typical symptoms and signs of carpal tunnel syndrome. At operation there were multiple large rice bodies along the flexor tendons with a great deal of adherent synovitis involving the index finger. Widespread surgical debridement with excision of involved synovium was done. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was cultured from the tenosynovium excised.
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Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Spain.
Peidro
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Ramon
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D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000473:pathology*