title: Isolated tuberculous tenosynovitis of the flexor carpi ulnaris: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Musculoskeletal involvement is seen in only about 1.3% of all patients with tuberculosis. Very few cases of isolated tuberculous synovitis have been reported. The rarity of this condition often leads to the failure to consider tuberculosis in the differential diagnosis, resulting in delayed therapy. We present one such case of isolated tuberculous tenosynovitis of the flexor carpi ulnaris in an otherwise healthy, 17-year-old female, which healed completely on conservative treatment.
authors.affiliation: University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ish K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Dhammi
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Anil K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Sudhir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents