title: Tuberculous flexor tenosynovitis of the hand.
abstract: Tuberculosis is a major public health problem in developing countries. Flexor tenosynovitis of the fingers constitutes an exceptional tuberculosis localization (Gabl et al., 1997; Senda et al., 2011) [1,2]. Unusual presentations, such as tuberculous tenosynovitis, often go undetected and are associated with a diagnostic and therapeutic delay, especially when bacteriological research proves to be negative. Here, we report a case of tuberculous flexor tenosynovitis of the hand.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma Department, Maamouri Hospital, Nabeul, Tunisia. Electronic address: mohamedali.sbai@rns.tn.
authors.forename: Mohamed Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sbai
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma Department, Maamouri Hospital, Nabeul, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Sofien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benzarti
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Mongi Slim Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Monia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boussen
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Department, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Riadh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maalla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D006225:Hand / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Finger; Hand surgery; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Tenosynovitis; Tuberculosis