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.
Foulkes
G D
GD
Department of Surgery, Mercer University of School of Medicine, Macon, GA, USA.
Floyd
J C
JC
Stephens
J L
JL
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy*