title: Suppurative extensor tenosynovitis of the extensor carpi ulnalis tendon sheath.
abstract: Suppurative tenosynovitis of the flexor tendons has been reported frequently, and its diagnosis and treatment are well established.(1-6) However, suppurative tenosynovitis of the extensor tendons is a rare entity that has been infrequently reported in the English literature. Reported cases were usually nonlocalizedand atraumatic and occurred in immunocompromised patients. In this article, we report a case of isolated suppurative extensor tenosynovitis of the extensor carpi ulnaris tendon sheath in a healthy individual and review the literature, anatomy, and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hand and Microvascular Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Loncarich
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications; D002415:Cats; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010325:Pasteurella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*