Isolated tuberculous tenosynovitis of the flexor carpi ulnaris: a case report and review of literature.
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.
Dhammi
Ish K
IK
University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India.
Singh
Sandeep
S
Jain
Anil K
AK
Kumar
Sudhir
S
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
D000995:Antitubercular Agents