Original full-length article
21 May 2019
Original full-length article | 21 May 2019
Mycobacterium senegalense Osteomyelitis of the Distal Tibia: A Case Report
Jeremiah Maupin1, Austin Cantrell1, Katherine Kupiec2, Dante Paolo Melendez3, and Amgad M. Haleem1,4
Jeremiah Maupin et al.
Jeremiah Maupin1, Austin Cantrell1, Katherine Kupiec2, Dante Paolo Melendez3, and Amgad M. Haleem1,4
- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
- 2Department of Pharmacy, University of Oklahoma Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
- 3Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Section, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
- 4Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
- 2Department of Pharmacy, University of Oklahoma Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
- 3Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Section, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
- 4Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Received: 19 Jan 2019 – Accepted: 01 May 2019 – Published: 21 May 2019
Keywords: Mycobacterium senegalense, osteomyelitis, Nontuberculous mycobacterium, Ilizarov External Fixator
Mycobacterium senegalense infection is rare. We present the third documented case of M. senegalense infection and the first to involve the musculoskeletal system. A 55-year old immunocompetent male developed chronic osteomyelitis of the ankle and required antibiotic spacers, an Ilizarov external fixator and multiple antibiotic regimens to eradicate the infection.
