Mycobacterium kansasii causing septic arthritis and osteomyelitis in a child

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Jan;29(1):88-9. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181b78e8b.

Abstract

We present the case of a boy with a 3-year history of relapsing/remitting monoarthritis of the ankle joint. Despite negative cultures at first presentation, synovial fluid examination revealed Mycobacterium kansasii. This is the youngest reported case of M. kansasii septic arthritis in a child.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Arthritis, Infectious / drug therapy
  • Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology*
  • Arthritis, Infectious / pathology
  • Arthritis, Infectious / surgery
  • Child, Preschool
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / diagnosis*
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / drug therapy
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / microbiology*
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / surgery
  • Mycobacterium kansasii / isolation & purification*
  • Osteomyelitis / drug therapy
  • Osteomyelitis / microbiology*
  • Osteomyelitis / pathology
  • Osteomyelitis / surgery
  • Recurrence
  • Synovial Fluid / microbiology
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents