Tuberculous Tenosynovitis of Hand (A Case Report)

Hoon Jae Jang, Jin Man Wang, Chung Nam Kang, Ki Hong Choi

Corresponding author: Ki Hong Choi. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

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Published Online: Jul 24, 2015

Abstract

Tuberculous tenosynovitis of the hand is a rare condition and it should be differentiated from other soft tissue mass. The authors treated the case with surgical treatment and antituberculous chemotherapy.

Keywords: Tuberculous tenosynovitis