Michel Nguessan ANOUMOU, Maurice KOUAME, Thomas DAIX, Armand YEPIE

Tuberculosis tenosynovitis of the flexor tendons in the wrist: a case report

Extra-pulmonarytuberculosis is a rare form of tuberculosis that can pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. We report a case of extra-articular tuberculosis tenosynovitis in a 45-year immunocompetent patient. The symptoms of the patient mimicked De Quervains disease and carpal tunnel syndrome. Following pathological confirmation of the diagnosis, the patient recovered following a sixmonth antitubercular chemotherapy.

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