Disseminated Mycobacterium scrofulaceum Infection in an Immunocompetent Host

Autor:	Takemoto, Yu, Tokuyasu, Hirokazu, Ikeuchi, Tomoyuki, Nakazaki, Hirofumi, Nakamatsu, Satoru, Kakite, Suguru, Yamasaki, Keiichi
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	pyogenic spondylitis Clarithromycin Antitubercular Agents Mycobacterium scrofulaceum osteomyelitis Humans Mycobacterium Infections Nontuberculous Case Report Female Middle Aged Rifampin bacterial infections and mycoses Ethambutol
Zdroj:	Internal Medicine
ISSN:	1349-7235 0918-2918
Popis:	A 56-year-old woman, without any immunocompromising diseases, was referred to our hospital because of a recurrence of pyogenic spondylitis. Computed tomography revealed multiple osteolytic changes in the whole body. Vertebral magnetic resonance imaging revealed osteomyelitis and spondylitis. Mycobacterium scrofulaceum was detected in sputum cultures, in abscesses from the right knee, and in a subcutaneous forehead abscess. Therefore, the patient was diagnosed with disseminated Mycobacterium scrofulaceum infection. The patient was treated with rifampicin, ethambutol, and clarithromycin, which resulted in symptomatic relief and radiological improvement. We herein report a rare case of disseminated Mycobacterium scrofulaceum infection in an immunocompetent host.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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