Disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera Presenting as Vertebral Osteomyelitis
Joint Authors
Moutsoglou, Daphne M.
Merritt, Frank
Cumbler, Ethan
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-04-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Mycobacterium chimaera, a member of the Mycobacterium avium complex, is a slow-growing, nontuberculous mycobacterium associated with outbreaks in cardiac-surgery patients supported on heart-lung machines.
We report a case of an elderly woman on chronic prednisone who presented with a six-month history of worsening chronic back pain, recurrent low-grade fevers, and weight loss.
Imaging identified multilevel vertebral osteomyelitis and lumbar soft-tissue abscess.
Abscess culture identified M.
chimaera.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Moutsoglou, Daphne M.& Merritt, Frank& Cumbler, Ethan. 2017. Disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera Presenting as Vertebral Osteomyelitis. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146498
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Moutsoglou, Daphne M.…[et al.]. Disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera Presenting as Vertebral Osteomyelitis. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146498
American Medical Association (AMA)
Moutsoglou, Daphne M.& Merritt, Frank& Cumbler, Ethan. Disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera Presenting as Vertebral Osteomyelitis. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146498
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1146498
