What Causes Tenosynovitis in a 62 Year Old Nurse? - Barbara D. Alexander, MD / Sandra B. Nelson, MD

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IDBR Infectious Disease Board Review

John Bennett, MD / Henry Masur, MD

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The Infectious Disease Board Review (IDBR) Course is designed to help physicians prepare for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Infectious Disease certification/recertification exam. This comprehensive review features exam-focused lectures presented by the Nation’s leading infectious disease experts, case-based reviews, online practice exams featuring over 500 ABIM-style and photo-based questions, and additional study guides and primers. https://www.idbrcourse.org/

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What Causes Tenosynovitis in a 62 Year Old Nurse? - Barbara D. Alexander, MD / Sandra B. Nelson, MD

IDBR Infectious Disease Board Review

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What Causes Tenosynovitis in a 62 Year Old Nurse? - Barbara D. Alexander, MD / Sandra B. Nelson, MD

A 62-year-old nurse presents to your clinic with a six-month history of pain and swelling involving her third

finger.

She has been treated sequentially with cephalexin, amoxicillin-clavulanate, and clindamycin without effect.

She is an avid gardener and enjoys digging for clams in a marshy area near to her home. She admits to

frequent abrasions and scratches.

MRI has demonstrated diffuse soft tissue inflammation with tenosynovitis, septic arthritis of the

interphalangeal joints, and early phalangeal osteomyelitis.

What is the most likely microbiologic agent?

A. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

B. Aeromonas hydrophila

C. Nocardia nova complex

D. Nontuberculous mycobacteria

E. Sporothrix schenckii