A prolonged case of Mycobacterium marinum flexor tenosynovitis: Radiographic and histological correlation, and review of the literature

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 542-545

  Wongworawat, M D ^a,b   Holtom, P ^a   Learch, T J ^a   Fedenko, A ^a   Stevanovic, M V ^a  

^a USC UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atypical; MRI; Mycobacterium marinum; Tenosynovitis; Wrist

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GRIP STRENGTH; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNOVECTOMY; TENOSYNOVITIS;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; TENOSYNOVITIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0141631743     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-003-0636-y     Document Type: Review

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