Tuberculous Tenosynovitis of the Wrist Mimicking a Volar Wrist Ganglion Cyst and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

The musculoskeletal involvement is in the amount of approximately %10 percent of all extrapulmonary involvements.[1] The involvement frequencies of anatomic regions are in that order, spine, hip and femur, knee and tibia, ribs.[2] The upper extremity and wrist involvement are rare.[3-5] In addition, tuberculous tenosynovitis of the wrist and hand is a rare condition.[6,7] The aim of this study is to remind clinicians about the rare and unusual properties of tuberculous tenosynovitis. Therefore, we present a rare case of tuberculous tenosynovitis of the f lexor tendons of the wrist in an old male.