Citation
Aa. Butt et A. Janney, Arthritis due to Mycobacterium fortuitum, SC J IN DIS, 30(5), 1998, pp. 525-527
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Immunology
Journal title
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
00365548
→ ACNP
Volume
30
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
525 - 527
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-5548(1998)30:5<525:ADTMF>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Mycobacterium fortuitum is classified as a rapidly growing mycobacterium (R
GM) according to the Runyon classification. RGM are increasingly being reco
gnized as human pathogens. Joint infection due to M. fortuitum is a rare, b
ut serious disease. This report describes a patient with acquired immunodef
iciency syndrome (AIDS) and septic arthritis of the knee due to M. fortuitu
m in a previously normal joint with no history of surgery or intra-articula
r injections.