J Korean Foot Ankle Soc.  2011 Mar;15(1):39-43.

Mycobacterium abscessus Osteomyelitis in the Mid Foot

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  • 1Department of Radiology, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea.
  • 2Department of Internal Medicine, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, Goyang, Korea.
  • 3Department of Internal Orthopedic Surgery, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, Goyang, Korea. sjs0506@paik.ac.kr

Abstract

Non-tuberculous mycobacterium has a wide-spread occurrence in nature, and skin, soft tissue, bone, lung and disseminated infection can be involved. Non-tuberculous mycobacterium infection occurs both in immunocompetent patients without underlying diseases and in immunocompromised hosts. Non-tuberculous mycobactrial osteomyelitis is a rare cause of granulomatous osteomyelitis, and has been previously reported in the sternum, spine, humerus, femur, tibia or metatarsal. Mycobacterium abscessus osteomyelitis is a very rare infection in the foot and only 1 case has been reported. Authors report a case of Mycobacterium abscessus osteomyelitis involving the tarsal and metatarsal bones in a non-immunocompromized middle aged women.

Keyword

Foot; Osteomyelitis; Mycobacterium abscessus

MeSH Terms

Bone and Bones
Female
Femur
Foot
Humans
Humerus
Immunocompromised Host
Lung
Metatarsal Bones
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium
Mycobacterium Infections
Osteomyelitis
Skin
Spine
Sternum
Tibia
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