Orthopedics & Traumatology
Online ISSN : 1349-4333
Print ISSN : 0037-1033
ISSN-L : 0037-1033
Tenosynovitis Due to BCG Exposure: A Case Report
Kazutaka HaradaKiyoshi Tsujii
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1999 Volume 48 Issue 4 Pages 1036-1037

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A 38-year-old nurse who accidentally pierced her right ring finger with a needle stained with BCG vaccine was admitted to our hospital, complaining of chronic swelling of the finger.
Macroscopic findings during surgery and pathological examination revealed that the tenosynovitis was caused by tuberculosis.
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