Flexor tenosynovitis caused by Mycobacterium scrofulaceum: case report

J Hand Surg Am. 2006 Oct;31(8):1292-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.06.010.

Abstract

Atypical hand infections with Mycobacterium species are uncommon, and Mycobacterium scrofulaceum infections are rare. We present a case of flexor tenosynovitis caused by M scrofulaceum in a 66-year-old man with hypertension and diabetes.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Debridement
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications
  • Doxycycline / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / complications
  • Immunocompetence
  • Male
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / diagnosis*
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / therapy
  • Mycobacterium scrofulaceum / isolation & purification*
  • Tenosynovitis / complications
  • Tenosynovitis / microbiology*
  • Tenosynovitis / therapy

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Doxycycline