TB Research

Patient with tuberculous flexor tenosynovitis of the hand

Sibashish Panigrahi, Mantu Jain, Ritesh Panda, Lubaib Karaniveed Puthiyapura

BMJ Case Reports · 2021-05

Abstract

Chronic flexor tenosynovitis of the hand is a rare condition in the present time.[1][1] Tuberculous tenosynovitis of the wrist is generally called compound palmar ganglion though ganglion is a misnomer.[1][1] It constitutes 5% of the total bone and joint tuberculosis infection.[1][1] It presents

MeSH terms

  • Tenosynovitis
  • Medicine
  • Misnomer
  • Wrist
  • Tuberculosis
  • Finkelstein's test
  • Ganglion
  • Dermatology
  • Surgery