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.
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