Tenosynovitis in Drug Addicts
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1982
Description
Five patients with identical history, physical findings, and laboratory data were diagnosed as having tenosynovitis following inadvertent infiltration of drugs into the extensor tendon sheaths of their hands. The differential diagnosis of rheumatoid, tubercular, and other inflammatory reaction of bacterial origin was ruled out. Detailed microscopic examination revealed the presence of birefringent carbohydrate particles along the synovial sheaths confirming the diagnosis in these patients. Appropriate operative procedures, synovectomy, and/or partial tendon resection and anastomoses were successfully performed for all patients.
Citation Information
Dhaliwal, Avtar S.; and Garnes, Arthur L.. 1982. Tenosynovitis in Drug Addicts. Journal of Hand Surgery. Vol.7(6). 626-628. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0363-5023(82)80117-2 PMID: 7175137 ISSN: 0363-5023