Recurrent granulomatous tenosynovitis of the wrist and finger caused by Mycobacterium intracellulare: a case report

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 99-101

  Akahane, Tsutomu ^a   Nakatsuchi, Yukio ^a   Tateiwa, Yutaka ^a  

^a Shinshu Ueda Medical Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antituberculous therapy; Nontuberculosis mycobacterium; Recurrence; Tenosynovitis; Wrist

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; CLARITHROMYCIN; CYCLOSERINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; LEVOFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; FINGER; GRANULOMATOUS TENOSYNOVITIS; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYNOVECTOMY; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TENOSYNOVITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST DISEASE;

AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; FINGERS; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE INFECTION; RECURRENCE; TENOSYNOVITIS; WRIST;

EID: 33747780012     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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