Mycobacterium intracellulare-Induced Flexor Tenosynovitisof the Forearm
Hideharu Hagiya, Shinnosuke Fukushima, Kenta Nakamoto, Kohei Oguni
Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB) · 2025-12
Abstract
We herein document a clinically challenging case of Mycobacterium intracellulare tenosynovitis in an immunocompromised patient with rheumatoid arthritis. Diagnosing nontuberculous mycobacterial tenosynovitis is often challenging because it often mimics rheumatoid arthritis flares. Combination antimycobacterial therapy combined with surgical intervention is essential for the treatment of this refractory condition.
MeSH terms
- Medicine
- Tenosynovitis
- Nontuberculous mycobacteria
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Mycobacterium marinum
- Forearm
- Antimycobacterial
- Mycobacterium abscessus
- Refractory (planetary science)
- Mycobacterium
- Surgery
- Dermatology
- Arthritis
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Mycobacterium chelonae
- Ethambutol