Flexor tenosynovitis due to Mycobacterium asiaticum.

Foulkes, G D; Floyd, J C; Stephens, J L · J Hand Surg Am · 1998

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Mycobacteria other than tuberculosis infections of the hand are seen with increasing frequency. A case of Mycobacterium asiaticum flexor tenosynovitis is described. Successful management included radical flexor tenosynovectomy and therapy with oral minocycline and clarithromycin.

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