Isolated Tuberculous Tenosynovitis of the Achilles Tendon

Abstract

The diagnosis of isolated tuberculosis of the Achilles tendon was made in a 50-year-old man by excision of the lesion and histologic examination. The patient was free of other systemic symptoms or other foci of infection. The wound healed without complication with the aid of antituberculous chemotherapy. The lesion recurred after nine years, at which time it was again excised and the diagnosis confirmed. Eight years later, the patient remains symptom-free with no signs of recurrence.