Open AccessCarpal tunnel syndrome due to Mycobacterium szulgai infection: Australian report
Author(s) -
H Theile,
Ryan Beattie,
Libby Anderson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
australasian journal of plastic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2209-170X
DOI - 10.34239/ajops.v4n1.228
Subject(s) - tenosynovitis , carpal tunnel syndrome , mycobacterium marinum , mycobacterium kansasii , medicine , dermatology , surgery , mycobacterium , pathology , tuberculosis
Non-tuberculous mycobacterial tenosynovitis is a rare condition, more typically caused by M. marinum followed by M. kansasii.4 Patients typically present with chronic swelling without signs of acute infection, and normal ESR/CRP inflammatory markers.4 It is difficult to diagnose and is frequently misdiagnosed, which often results in delay to treatment (on average roughly six months).