Rheumatoid or tubercular: Flexor tenosynovitis of the wrist with rice bodies

Rice bodies are formed mainly in tenosynovitis and bursitis of rheumatoid or tubercular origin. It rarely presents with compressive ulnar neuropathy. A 35-year-old female presented with painful swelling in the volar aspect of the left wrist and incomplete flexion of the little finger. The laboratory...

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Published in:Journal of family medicine and primary care 2022-10, Vol.11 (10), p.6518-6522
Main Authors: Tiwari, Punit, Kaur, Harmeet, Bansal, Nitish, Jaura, Sandeep
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
BCG
BCG vaccines
C-reactive protein
Case Report
millet or melon seed bodies
rheumatoid
Rheumatoid factor
rice bodies
Tenosynovitis
tubercular
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Summary:Rice bodies are formed mainly in tenosynovitis and bursitis of rheumatoid or tubercular origin. It rarely presents with compressive ulnar neuropathy. A 35-year-old female presented with painful swelling in the volar aspect of the left wrist and incomplete flexion of the little finger. The laboratory tests revealed ESR 10 mm/1st hr and C-reactive protein, rheumatoid factor, and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide tests were negative. Thickened and distended ulnar bursa with rice bodies was seen on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Thorough drainage, debridement, and synovectomy were done. Epithelioid cell granulomas with multinucleated giant cells on microscopy and the strongly positive Mantoux test prompted us to start anti-tubercular treatment. The wound healed uneventfully with good recovery of range of motion of the little finger at one-year follow up. Rice bodies can be a diagnostic dilemma in the absence of classical signs of their rheumatoid or tubercular origin.
ISSN:2249-4863
2278-7135
DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_786_22