Mycobacterium farcinogenes osteomyelitis of the proximal tibia: A case report

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are an unusual cause of osteomyelitis. Mycobacterium farcinogenes is an uncommon cause of human disease. We describe here the first case of M. farcinogenes osteomyelitis in a 49-year-old man who underwent left knee anterior cruciate ligament and medial meniscal rep...

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Autores principales: Al Farsi, Fatma, Al Adawi, Badriya, Ba Tahir, Hashim, Al Mutani, Mohammed, Adikaram, Chamila, Al Siyabi, Turkiya, Al Busaidi, Ibrahim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8217697/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34189040
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01194
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Sumario:Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are an unusual cause of osteomyelitis. Mycobacterium farcinogenes is an uncommon cause of human disease. We describe here the first case of M. farcinogenes osteomyelitis in a 49-year-old man who underwent left knee anterior cruciate ligament and medial meniscal repair which was complicated by recurrent septic arthritis and surgical site infection. As a consequence, he underwent multiple surgical debridements. Ultimately, left proximal tibial osteomyelitis was diagnosed and M. farcinogenes was recovered from the tissue biopsy culture. Clinical improvement was achieved following surgical removal of the prosthesis along with prolonged combination antimicrobial therapy.

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