Resumen de Tenosinovitis por Mycobacterium chelonae: A propósito de un caso.

Alfredo Berrocal Kasay, Juan Echevarría-Zarate, Erick Ramírez Aranda, Elsa CASTRO LEON, Dina GONZALES BENDEZU

• We report a patient with a diagnosis of synovial tenosynovitis who developed septic tenosinovitis with cold abscess on right hand, after a local punction. Mycobacterium chelonae a fast-growing mycobacteria, was isolated. We discuss aspects related to differential diagnosis, epidemiology, risk factors. diagnostic procedures and issues related to treatment of this nosocomial infection.