Brucellosis as a Primary Cause of Flexor Tenosynovitis on the Hand: Case Report and Literature Review

[摘要] Brucellosis is primarily a disease of animals but is often transmitted to man either by drinking raw milk; by direct contact through the broken skin or the conjunctiva; or by the inhalation of infected dust [1]. Currently Brucella melitensis remains the principal cause of human brucellosis worldwide [2, 3]. Brucellosis is a zoonosis that usually affects the musculoskeletal system. Vertebral bodies, particularly in the lumbar region, are the bones more frequently involved [4]. Osteoarticular involvement in the hand and wrist is not common, and development of secondary tenosynovitis in the course of a brucellar infection is even more unusual [5, 6]. There are no previous references to flexor tenosynovitis without osteoarticular involvement caused by Brucella. As far as we know, this is the first reported case of a primary brucellar tenosynovitis.

[学科分类] 外科医学

[关键词] Brucellosis;Tenosynovitis;Tendon;Synovitis;Hand;Fingers