@article{article_190818, title={Treatment algorithm in synovial tuberculosis of the hand and wrist: a report of three cases}, journal={Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica}, volume={40}, pages={255–259}, year={2006}, url={https://izlik.org/JA99WZ44SW}, author={Ozcelik, İsmail and Aydin, Atakan and Sezer, İlker and Oztas, Selahattin}, keywords={Antitubercular agents/therapeutic use;hand/pathology;synovitis/pathology;tuberculosis, osteoarticular/pathology/ therapy;wrist/pathology}, abstract={Three patients with synovial tuberculosis are presented. Involvement was in the hand in one patient, and in the wrist in two patients. None of the patients had pulmonary tuberculosis or a family history of tuberculosis. Tuberculosis treatment was initiated only after histologic verification. The cultures remained negative. The patients received a 12-month course of multidrug chemotherapy for tuberculosis, resulting in symptomatic improvement and healing. There were no recurrences during a follow-up period of 16 to 26 months. Our clinical observations showed that tuberculosis tenosynovitis benefited well from antituberculosis chemotherapy.}, number={3}