Tenosynovitis is an infrequent presentation of Hansen's disease. It may occur during the natural course of disease or treatment as part of type 1 reaction or rarely may be the presenting complaint. We report a case of tenosynovitis of bilateral wrist joints who after being ineffectively treated by an orthopedician as well as rheumatologist for several months and was finally diagnosed as a case of Hansen's disease (borderline lepromatous) in type 1 reaction with excellent response to multidrug therapy and tapering doses of systemic steroids.
BT - European journal of rheumatology C1 -https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35156623
DA - 02/2022 DO - 10.5152/eurjrheum.2022.21125 J2 - Eur J Rheumatol LA - eng N2 -Tenosynovitis is an infrequent presentation of Hansen's disease. It may occur during the natural course of disease or treatment as part of type 1 reaction or rarely may be the presenting complaint. We report a case of tenosynovitis of bilateral wrist joints who after being ineffectively treated by an orthopedician as well as rheumatologist for several months and was finally diagnosed as a case of Hansen's disease (borderline lepromatous) in type 1 reaction with excellent response to multidrug therapy and tapering doses of systemic steroids.
PY - 2022 T2 - European journal of rheumatology TI - An unusual case of tenosynovitis in Hansen's disease. UR - https://eurjrheumatol.org/en/an-unusual-case-of-tenosynovitis-in-hansen-s-disease-1618815 SN - 2147-9720 ER -