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Case Reports
. 2024 Sep 27:37:100479.
doi: 10.1016/j.jctube.2024.100479. eCollection 2024 Dec.

Mycobacterium heraklionense: An emerging cause of hand tenosynovitis

Majdouline El Moussaoui  1 , Nicolas Lambert  2 , Patrick Massage  3 , Cécile Meex  4 , Marie-Pierre Hayette  4 , Philippe Delvenne  5 , Charline Rinkin  6 , Michel Moutschen  1 , Gilles Darcis  1 , Olivier Malaise  6 , Jean-Baptiste Giot  1
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Mycobacterium heraklionense: An emerging cause of hand tenosynovitis

Majdouline El Moussaoui et al. J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis. .

Abstract

Misdiagnosis of Mycobacterium heraklionense tenosynovitis is common due to the challenging identification and perceived rarity of the disease. This can result in delayed therapy initiation and potentially irreversible consequences. In this report, we present an additional case of hand tenosynovitis, which highlights the diagnostic and management challenges of Mycobacterium heraklionense tenosynovitis and provides further evidence of its emergence as a cause of tenosynovitis. Additionally, we provide a comprehensive summary of published case reports that describe Mycobacterium heraklionense tenosynovitis.

Keywords: Hand; Musculoskeletal diseases; Mycobacterium heraklionense; Nontuberculous mycobacteria; Tenosynovitis.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Timeline of patient evolution. Abbreviations: M, months; R5, MSSA, Methicillin- susceptible Staphylococcus aureus; NTM, Nontuberculous Mycobacteria; R5, 5th rayon.
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