Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Tenosynovitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

• Main Authors: Liang-De Jiang, Hong-Jen Chiou, Hong-Dar Wu, Hsin-Kai Wang, Yee-Chen Lai, Yi-Hong Chou
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-12-01
• Series: Journal of Medical Ultrasound
• Subjects: MRI; nontuberculous mycobacteria; sonography; tenosynovitis; wrist mass
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929644115000946

Nontuberculous mycobacteria tenosynovitis is a rare clinical condition that commonly affects the hand and wrist. It is also a condition that is difficult to diagnose through clinical and roentgenological methods. In this study, a case of nontuberculous mycobacterial tenosynovitis infected by Mycobacterium marinum, which can be easily misdiagnosed, was reported and its imaging findings discussed.