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Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury
Tuberculosis tenosynovitis of the extensor tendons of the wrist
  1. Dalila Mrabet1,
  2. Kmar Ouenniche2,
  3. Habiba Mizouni3,
  4. Mouna Ounaies4,
  5. Chékib Khémiri5,
  6. Héla Sahli2,
  7. Slaheddine Sellami2
  1. 1La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia
  2. 2Rheumatology Department, Tunis, Tunisia
  3. 3Radiology Department, Tunis, Tunisia
  4. 4Hand surgery Department, La Manouba, Tunisia
  5. 5Orthopedics department, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia
  1. Correspondence to Dr Dalila Mrabet, mrabetdalila{at}yahoo.fr

Summary

Mycobacterial tuberculous tenosynovitis of the extensor tendon sheath is an extremely rare manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. The diagnosis may be easily delayed because of its non-specific clinical signs. We report a new case of tuberculous tenosynovitis of the extensor without concomitant pulmonary tuberculosis or documented immunodeficiency.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.06.2011.4347

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