Mycobacterium intracellulare as a cause of a recurrent granulomatous tenosynovitis of the hand.

Abstract

We report a case of recurrent granulomatous tenosynovitis with M. intracellulare in a 55-year-old HIV negative diabetic woman. Identification of the causative agent further than belonging to the M. avium-intracellulare complex is provided by specific PCR-amplification of genomic DNA and sequencing of an hypervariable region within its 16S RNA gene. Sixteen months antibiotic regimen of rifabutin and clarithromycin led to a complete resolution of the tenosynovitis.

• Authors: P Lefèvre, P Gilot, H Godiscal, J Content, M Fauville-Dufaux
• Journal: Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease (Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis) Vol. 38 Issue 2 Pg. 127-9 (Oct 2000) ISSN: 0732-8893 [Print] United States
• PMID: 11035246 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Female
• Granuloma
• Hand
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Mycobacterium avium Complex (classification, genetics)
• Recurrence
• Tenosynovitis (drug therapy, microbiology)
• Treatment Outcome