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Tenosynovitis of the wrist due to resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a heart transplant patient.

Le Meur A, Arvieux C, Guggenbuhl P, Cormier M, Jolivet-Gougeon A

Microbiology Laboratory UPRES-EA 1254, University Hospital, Rennes, France. alexandre.le-meur@chu-rennes.fr

Tubercular tenosynovitis is now rare, which can delay diagnosis of this disease. We report a case of tenosynovitis of the wrist in a heart transplant patient caused by an isoniazid- and streptomycin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain. Despite immunosuppression therapy, which can lead to a smoldering evolution, molecular biology analysis of biopsies allowed a rapid diagnosis.

Published 7 February 2005 in J Clin Microbiol, 43(2): 988-90.
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