Tenosynovitis With Rice Body Formation
Nontuberculous mycobacteria have been recognized as a cause of tenosynovitis and rice body formation.<sup>1</sup> We present the case of a previously well 35-year-old New Zealand European dairy farmer who developed swelling of his left hand and wrist, following a needle-stick injury to his left thumb a year prior.
Authors
- Douglas White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0839-8511)
- Patrick Hugh McGann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1281-2861)
- Tony Goh
- Bulent Yaprak
Institutions
- Waikato Institute of Technology (NZ)
- Waikato Hospital (NZ)
- Pacific Radiology (New Zealand) (NZ)
- Clinical Trials New Zealand (NZ)
- University of Waikato (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Rheumatology
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0502
- Primary Topic
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00