Flexor tenosynovitis due to Mycobacterium asiaticum.
Mycobacteria other than tuberculosis infections of the hand are seen with increasing frequency. A case of Mycobacterium asiaticum flexor tenosynovitis is described. Successful management included radical flexor tenosynovectomy and therapy with oral minocycline and clarithromycin.
Department of Surgery, Mercer University of School of Medicine, Macon, GA, USA.
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Foulkes
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Floyd
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Stephens
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy*