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This report analyzes a rare case of flexor tenosynovitis caused by Mycobacterium malmoense. A synovectomy was carried out on the index finger (no other finger was afflicted)
of a 66-year-old farmer, followed by antibiotic therapy with ethambutol, rifampin,
and clarithromycin. Because of strong side effects, the treatment with ethambutol
and rifampicin had to be discontinued after 4 months. There was no recurrence after
14 months, and the patient's finger had a full range of motion.
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Publication history
Accepted:
October 1,
1996
Received:
May 3,
1996
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*No benefits in any form have been received or will be received from a commerical party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article.
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© 1997 The American Society for Surgery of the Hand. All rights reserved. Published by Elsevier Inc.
