Synovial tuberculosis of the hand: An ancient disease in an unusual localisation

Background: Tuberculosis is the most prevalent infectious disease in the world. It is mainly caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Osteoarticular tuberculosis represents 1%–3%. Tenosynovitis is the most common form of the disease in the hand. Aims: The aim of this study is to present an update of sy...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Renato Franz Matta Ramos, Lucas Cancian, Fernando Calcagnotto, Ricardo Zeni, Gabriel Varela, Tamsin Burgues, Jefferson Braga Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2017-05-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/ijps.IJPS_73_17