UNASSIGNED: The treatment of flexor @entity2762 in the hand and wrist due to @entity378 is controversial. Although some authors recommend the antituberculous chemotherapy, the others recommend the surgical treatment. In this article, 12 @entity1 with @entity378 of the flexor aspect of the hand and the wrist were evaluated with respect to diagnosis and treatment modalities. None of the @entity1 had a history of @entity378 , @entity66 , immunosuppressive drug use, @entity734 , and @entity1 immunodefficiency virus positivity. A chest x-ray and family screening were performed in all of the cases, none had evidence of @entity378 in the lung. The biopsy, histopathological examination, acid-fast bacillus staining, and BACTEC @entity378 culture were performed. Antituberculous chemotherapy was initiated in @entity1 diagnosed with @entity378 by either histological or microbiological examinations. The @entity1 did not undergo any further surgery after biopsy procedures. The lesions regressed totally in all @entity1 after 3 months of treatment. @entity923 and signs recruited at five months of treatment. In @entity1 with flexor @entity378 @entity2762 , it is possible to achieve good results by applying only medical therapy after a biopsy, and without the need for further surgery.

@entity2762 Due to XXXX in Hand and Wrist: Is Tenosynovectomy Imperative?

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['human', 'patients'] @entity66 :: ('MESH:D004194', 'Disease') :: ['concomitant disease'] @entity923 :: ('MESH:D002349', 'Disease') :: ['Carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms'] @entity378 :: ('MESH:D014376', 'Disease') :: ['synovial tuberculosis', 'tuberculosis'] @entity734 :: ('MESH:D019966', 'Disease') :: ['drug abuse'] @entity2762 :: ('MESH:D013717', 'Disease') :: ['tenosynovitis']
@entity378 :: (MESH:D014376,Disease) :: ['Tuberculosis']
