Mycobacterium avium Complex Tenosynovitis of the Wrist and Hand

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 140-142

  Anim Appiah, Desmond ^a   Bono, Bartholomew ^b   Fleegler, Earl ^b   Roach, Neil ^b   Samuel, Rafik ^b   Myers, Allen R ^b  

^a Boise VA Medical Center   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; RIFABUTIN;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MYALGIA; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPLINT; SYNOVECTOMY; TENOSYNOVITIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WRIST DISEASE;

EID: 1242291889     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.20086     Document Type: Article

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