Successfully treating hand primary tuberculous synovitis by synovectomy combined antituberculous therapy: A case report

Medicine
Tao WangJing-Yi Mi

Abstract

Primary tuberculous infection in hand and wrist is a rare disease. Few articles reported on hand primary tuberculous synovitis. A 68-year-old Chinese male, without history of tuberculosis (TB), had complained of pain and swelling in right palm and little finger for 3 months. Patient came to our hospital on 9th Oct 2016. X-ray just showed soft tissue swelling in little finger. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed synovitis around flexor tendon of little finger, volar palm, and carpal tunnel. Notably, it also implied nodular images in little finger sizing 5 mm × 11 mm. Laboratory tests revealed C-reactive protein (CRP): 22 mg/L, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR): 49 mm/h, and white blood cells (WBC): 11.8 × 10/L. He was diagnosed with primary hand tuberculous synovitis. The patient received aspiration biopsy in right palm guided by ultrasound on 13rd Oct and pathological examination indicated Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection. We performed radical synovetomy and collected abnormal tissue for pathological examination on 18th Oct. Finally, result showed MTB infection, which was the same with the result of first pathological examination. Then, this patient received antituberculous treatment. One year after operation, ...Continue Reading

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May 28, 2020·Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine : Official Journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine·Stefano BianchiPierre-Alexandre Poletti

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