Tuberculous tenosynovitis of the hand: A challenging diagnosis

Asma Kefi; Khaoula Ben Abdelghani; Ilef Ben Jemaa; Mounira Elleuch; Cyrine Sassi; Myriam Jrad; Sami Turki; Ezzeddine Abderrahim

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6872

Tuberculous tenosynovitis of the hand: A challenging diagnosis

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Jan 26;11(1):e6872. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6872. eCollection 2023 Jan.

Authors

Asma Kefi^{1

2}, Khaoula Ben Abdelghani^{1

2}, Ilef Ben Jemaa^{2

3}, Mounira Elleuch^{1

2}, Cyrine Sassi^{1

2}, Myriam Jrad^{2

3}, Sami Turki^{1

2}, Ezzeddine Abderrahim^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine A Charles Nicolle Hospital Tunis Tunisia.
² Faculty of Medicine of Tunis Tunis El Manar University Tunis Tunisia.
³ Department of Radiology Charles Nicolle Hospital Tunis Tunisia.

Abstract

Tuberculous tenosynovitis of the hand is a very rare condition. Herein, we report the case of tuberculous tenosynovitis of the hand in a 32-year-old woman. We highlight the success of anti tuberculosis drugs alone without resort to surgical treatment.

Keywords: MRI; tenosynovitis; treatment; tuberculosis.

Publication types

Case Reports