Tuberculous Tenosynovitis of the Wrist Mimicking a Volar Wrist Ganglion Cyst and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

  • Kemal GÖKKUŞ
  • Ergin SAĞTAŞ
  • Ahmet Turan AYDIN1
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In this article, we present a rare case of tuberculous tenosynovitis of the wrist flexor tendons. This condition should be considered in the differential diagnosis of chronic tenosynovitis and mass lesions of the wrist and the patient should receive extensive debridement and chemotherapy.Bu makalede el bileği fleksör tendonlarında nadir görülen bir tüberküloz tenosinovit olgusu sunuldu. Bu durum kronik tenosinovit ve el bileğindeki kitle lezyonların ayırıcı tanısında göz önünde bulundurulmalı ve hastalara geniş debridman ve kemoterapi uygulanmalıdır.

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Kemal GÖKKUŞ, Ergin SAĞTAŞ, & Ahmet Turan AYDIN1. (2013). Tuberculous Tenosynovitis of the Wrist Mimicking a Volar Wrist Ganglion Cyst and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Archives of Rheumatology, 28(2), 128–131. https://doi.org/10.5606/tjr.2013.2765

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