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Tuberculous Tenosynovitis Of The Wrist Joint: Imaging Findings On MRI
Naveen Rajadurai*Musculoskeletal Interventional Radiologist, Diagnostic Imaging Department, Hospital Sungai Buloh, Sungai Buloh, Selangor 47000, Malaysia
- Corresponding Author:
- Naveen Rajadurai
Musculoskeletal Interventional Radiologist,
Diagnostic Imaging Department, Hospital Sungai Buloh,
Sungai Buloh, Selangor 47000, Malaysia
Tel: +60361454333
E-mail: drnavraj@yahoo.com
Received Date: October 26, 2016; Accepted Date: November 21, 2016; Published Date: November 24, 2016
Citation: Rajadurai N (2016) Tuberculous Tenosynovitis Of The Wrist Joint: Imaging Findings On MRI. J Infect Dis Ther 4:307. doi: 10.4172/2332-0877.1000307
Copyright: © 2016 Rajadurai N. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Tuberculosis of the musculoskeletal system is uncommon and presents in 10% of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Although atypical presentation of TB includes spine (51%) pelvis (12%), hip and femur (10%), knee and tibia (10%), and ribs (7%), tuberculous infection of the wrist is rare. Tuberculosis still remains the primary cause of tendon sheath infection even though it is an uncommon site of extra-articular TB. Due to its delayed initial diagnosis and because it mimics many other disease processes, many complications arise secondary to tuberculous tenosynovitis. Median nerve compression leading to carpal tunnel syndrome may also occur in these patients. This report discusses the imaging findings on MRI of a patient who presented with wrist swelling and was confirmed to have tuberculosis of the wrist on histopathological examination.
