Tian Y, Zhou HB, Yi K, Wang KJ. Idiopathic tenosynovitis of the wrist with multiple rice bodies: A case report and review of literature. World J Clin Cases 2022; 10(32): 11908-11920 [PMID: 36405290 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i32.11908]
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Tian Y, Zhou HB, Yi K, Wang KJ. Idiopathic tenosynovitis of the wrist with multiple rice bodies: A case report and review of literature. World J Clin Cases 2022; 10(32): 11908-11920 [PMID: 36405290 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i32.11908]
World J Clin Cases. Nov 16, 2022; 10(32): 11908-11920 Published online Nov 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i32.11908
Idiopathic tenosynovitis of the wrist with multiple rice bodies: A case report and review of literature
Yong Tian, Hong-Bin Zhou, Kai Yi, Kai-Jian Wang
Yong Tian, Hong-Bin Zhou, Kai Yi, Kai-Jian Wang, Department of Orthopedics, Yichang Yiling Hospital, Yichang 443100, Hubei Province, China
Author contributions: Tian Y drafted the manuscript; Tian Y, Yi K and Wang KJ managed the case; Zhou HB revised the manuscript critically and the literature; all read and approved the final manuscript; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
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Received: July 26, 2022 Peer-review started: July 26, 2022 First decision: September 5, 2022 Revised: September 19, 2022 Accepted: October 19, 2022 Article in press: October 19, 2022 Published online: November 16, 2022 Processing time: 105 Days and 3.4 Hours
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Multiple rice bodies in the wrist is a rare disorder that requires surgery, and there are still many uncertainties regarding its diagnosis and treatment.
CASE SUMMARY
We described a rare case of chronic idiopathic tenosynovitis with rice bodies of the wrist in a 71-year-old man and reviewed similar topics in the literature. A total of 43 articles and 61 cases were included in the literature review. Our case had a usual presentation: it was similar to those in the literature. The affected population was mainly older adults, with an average age of 59.43 (range, 3 to 90) years. The male-to-female ratio was 1.54:1 (37/24).Most of them showed limited swelling and pain, only 23.0% had carpal tunnel symptoms, and the average disease duration was 18.03 (0.5-60) mo. Wrist flexor tendon sheath involvement was the most common (95.1%, 58/61), and only 3 cases had extensor tendon sheath involvement.The main causes were tuberculosis (34.4%, 21/61), non-tuberculous mycobacteria (24.6%, 15/61), idiopathic tenosynovitis (31.1%, 19/61), and others (9.84%, 6/61). There were 10 patients with recurrences; in 6 of them, were due to non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections.
CONCLUSION
We reported a case of wrist idiopathic tenosynovitis with rice body formation, and established a clinical management algorithm for wrist tenosynovitis with rice bodies, which can provide some reference for our clinical diagnosis and treatment. The symptoms of rice-body bursitis of the wrist are insidious, nonspecific, and difficult to identify. The aetiology is mainly idiopathic tenosynovitis and mycobacterial (tuberculosis or non-tuberculous) infections; the latter are difficult to treat and require long-duration systemic combination antibiotic therapies. Therefore, before a diagnosis of idiopathic tenosynovitis is made, we must exclude other causes, especially mycobacterial infections.
Core Tip: We report a rare case of wrist idiopathic tenosynovitis with rice bodies formation. The rice body formation in the wrist is a sporadic disease that requires surgical treatment. Its symptoms are insidious, nonspecific and difficult to identify. And we did the literature review, which can provide a reference for the diagnosis and treatment of the wrist rice-body bursitis.
