Mycobacterium malmoense infection. An unusual cause of wrist swelling.
We report a case of non-tuberculous tenosynovitis of the wrist caused by Mycobacterium malmoense. The patient presented with a ganglion-like swelling on the flexor aspect of the wrist. The diagnosis was confirmed by fine needle aspiration biopsy. A satisfactory resolution was obtained by antibiotic therapy alone, indicating that radical synovectomy may not be necessary in all cases of M. malmoense infection.
Syed
A A
AA
James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. asadali@indigo.ie
O'Flanagan
J
J
D000368:Aged; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004977:Ethambutol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D014953:Wrist / Q000473:pathology
D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular; D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D004977:Ethambutol; D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin