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Chronic tenosynovitis of the hand caused by Mycobacterium heraklionense.

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Aburjania, N; Hammert, WC; Bansal, M; Boyce, BF; Munsiff, SS
Published in: Int J Mycobacteriol
September 2016

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria are increasingly recognized as a cause of infection in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent hosts. Mycobacterium heraklionense is a recently described member of the Mycobacterium terrae complex. Herein we report a case of M. heraklionense chronic flexor tenosynovitis in the hand, managed with surgery and antibiotics.

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Int J Mycobacteriol

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EISSN

2212-554X

Publication Date

September 2016

Volume

5

Issue

3

Start / End Page

273 / 275

Location

India

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tenosynovitis
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hand
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Aged
 

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Aburjania, N., Hammert, W. C., Bansal, M., Boyce, B. F., & Munsiff, S. S. (2016). Chronic tenosynovitis of the hand caused by Mycobacterium heraklionense. Int J Mycobacteriol, 5(3), 273–275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmyco.2016.05.005
Aburjania, Nana, Warren C. Hammert, Meenakshi Bansal, Brendan F. Boyce, and Sonal S. Munsiff. “Chronic tenosynovitis of the hand caused by Mycobacterium heraklionense.Int J Mycobacteriol 5, no. 3 (September 2016): 273–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmyco.2016.05.005.
Aburjania N, Hammert WC, Bansal M, Boyce BF, Munsiff SS. Chronic tenosynovitis of the hand caused by Mycobacterium heraklionense. Int J Mycobacteriol. 2016 Sep;5(3):273–5.
Aburjania, Nana, et al. “Chronic tenosynovitis of the hand caused by Mycobacterium heraklionense.Int J Mycobacteriol, vol. 5, no. 3, Sept. 2016, pp. 273–75. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.ijmyco.2016.05.005.
Aburjania N, Hammert WC, Bansal M, Boyce BF, Munsiff SS. Chronic tenosynovitis of the hand caused by Mycobacterium heraklionense. Int J Mycobacteriol. 2016 Sep;5(3):273–275.

Published In

Int J Mycobacteriol

DOI

EISSN

2212-554X

Publication Date

September 2016

Volume

5

Issue

3

Start / End Page

273 / 275

Location

India

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tenosynovitis
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hand
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Aged