Flexor tenosynovitis caused by Mycobacterium scrofulaceum: case report.

Carter, Timothy I; Frelinghuysen, Peter; Daluiski, Aaron; Brause, Barry D; Wolfe, Scott W · J Hand Surg Am · 2006

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Atypical hand infections with Mycobacterium species are uncommon, and Mycobacterium scrofulaceum infections are rare. We present a case of flexor tenosynovitis caused by M scrofulaceum in a 66-year-old man with hypertension and diabetes.

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