Mycobacterium Kansasii Flexor Tenosynovitis Presenting as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- 1 June 2000
- journal article
- case report
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)
- Vol. 25 (3) , 308-310
- https://doi.org/10.1054/jhsb.2000.0387
Abstract
We present a case in which Mycobacterium kansasii flexor tenosynovitis caused the development of carpal tunnel syndrome. The diagnosis was made from synovial tissue specimens taken at the time of operation.Keywords
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