tetracycline and Bursitis

Atypical mycobacterial tenosynovitis of the wrist can easily be misdiagnosed as synovial chondromatosis. Both sonography and magnetic resonance imaging plays an important role in depicting "rice bodies" within the distended tendon sheaths and bursae of atypical mycobacterial infection. An endemic place for Mycobacterium species and the occupation of the patient should raise the suspicion for the disease. Polymerase chain reaction of the distended tendon fluid is a sensitive, specific and rapid method in identification of the mycobacteria.

Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bursitis; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous; Mycobacterium marinum; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Radiography; Tenosynovitis; Tetracycline; Ultrasonography; Wrist Joint; Young Adult

Topics: Aged; Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Bursitis; Elbow Joint; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Injections, Intra-Articular; Male; Middle Aged; Pilot Projects; Tetracycline; Treatment Outcome

Topics: Abscess; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Appendicitis; Bursitis; Carbuncle; Cellulitis; Empyema; Geriatrics; Humans; Infant; Lymphadenitis; Lymphangitis; Oleandomycin; Osteomyelitis; Paronychia; Parotitis; Peritonitis; Suppuration; Surgical Wound Infection; Tetracycline