Author/Authors :
SÖNMEZ ERGÜN, Selma Bezmialem Vakif University - Bezmialem Medical School - Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Turkey , KAYAN, Resit Burak Bezmialem Vakif University - Bezmialem Medical School - Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Turkey , BAŞAR GÜRSOY, Esra Bezmialem Vakif University - Bezmialem Medical School - Department of Neurology, Turkey , GÜCİN, Zühal Bezmialem Vakif University - Bezmialem Medical School - Department of Pathology, Turkey
Title Of Article :
TUBERCULOUS TENOSYNOVITIS PRESENTING ITSELF AS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME AND WRIST GANGLION
Abstract :
Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a well known and one of the oldest infectious diseases to affect humans. There is a recent increase of its incidence due to development of resistance to antituberculosis drugs and conditions associated with immunodeficiency such as AIDS and chemotherapy. As a result, unusual presentations of tuberculosis have been encountered more frequently in the last decade.Although soft tissue tuberculosis is a well recognized form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, primary tuberculous tenosynovitis is rare. We report an immunocompetent male patient with a very rare presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, tuberculous tenosynovitis of the wrist, presenting itself as carpal tunnel syndrome and wrist ganglion. Key words:Tuberculous tenosynovitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, wrist ganglion, treatment.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Tuberculous tenosynovitis , carpal tunnel syndrome , wrist ganglion , treatment
JournalTitle :
Journal Of Istanbul Faculty Of Medicine
