Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
Articles | Volume 5, issue 3
Articles | Volume 5, issue 3
J. Bone Joint Infect., 5, 133–136, 2020
https://doi.org/10.7150/jbji.43023
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
J. Bone Joint Infect., 5, 133–136, 2020
https://doi.org/10.7150/jbji.43023
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 5, issue 3

Case report 27 Apr 2020

Case report | 27 Apr 2020

Nail Salon a Potential Source of a Rare Mycobacterium Fortuitum Infection In Proximal Tibia Megaprosthesis? A Case Report

Thomas A. Novack1,2, Tyler Hoskins1, Jay N. Patel1, Christopher Mazzei1, David Goyette1, Kaitlin Zeedyk1, and James C. Wittig1 Thomas A. Novack et al.
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  • 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
  • 2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
Received: 13 Dec 2019 – Accepted: 28 Feb 2020 – Published: 27 Apr 2020

Keywords: Infection, Mycobacterium Fortuitum, Parosteal Osteosarcoma

Abstract. Mycobacterium Fortuitum (M. Fortuitum) is a type of opportunistic pathogen commonly found in water/soil and belongs to the nontuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) family. Prosthetic joint infection due to M. Fortuitum is extremely rare. We present a case of a 21-year-old female with an infection following a radical resection of the proximal tibia due to a parosteal osteosarcoma.

How to cite. Novack, T. A., Hoskins, T., Patel, J. N., Mazzei, C., Goyette, D., Zeedyk, K., and Wittig, J. C.: Nail Salon a Potential Source of a Rare Mycobacterium Fortuitum Infection In Proximal Tibia Megaprosthesis? A Case Report, J. Bone Joint Infect., 5, 133–136, https://doi.org/10.7150/jbji.43023, 2020.