Abstract
Mycobacterium nonchromogenigum complex may be a causative agent in human infection. We report a case of tenosynovitis of the wrist flexor tendons due to this mycobacterium.
A man, sixty-six years old, complained of swelling in the volar side of left forearm. Surgery disclosed chronic granulomatous tenosynovitis in the forearm and hand. Microscopic examination of the specimen revealed granulomatous changes. In cultured tissue, slowly growing colonies were identified as Mycobaterium nonchromogenicum complex.
