Pseudotumoral form of soft-tissue tuberculosis of the wrist
International Journal of Mycobacteriology. 2016; 5 (1): 99-101
in English
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ABSTRACT
Tuberculosis is a major public health problem in developing countries. Hand and wrist is a rare localization for extra-pulmonary tuberculosis, a pseudotumoral form of soft tissue tuberculosis of the wrist is exceptional. We report the case of a 45-year-old male presenting with a painful swelling of the dorsal aspect of the right wrist evolving for six months. Clinical study was evoking a ganglion cyst of the wrist. Intraoperatively a pseudotumoral mass with rice bodies was found, suggesting tuberculous tenosynovitis. The histopathological study revealed caseating giant cell granulomas with epithelioid cells. Cultures on Lowenstein-Jensen medium detected Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Synovectomy with removal of all the rice bodies followed by anti-tuberculous chemotherapy provided uneventful recovery
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Wrist
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Int. J. Mycobacteriology
Year:
2016
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