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

Thomas A Novack; Tyler Hoskins; Jay N Patel; Christopher Mazzei; David Goyette; Kaitlin Zeedyk; James C Wittig

doi:10.7150/jbji.43023

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

J Bone Jt Infect. 2020 Apr 27;5(3):133-136. doi: 10.7150/jbji.43023. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Thomas A Novack^{1

2}, Tyler Hoskins¹, Jay N Patel¹, Christopher Mazzei¹, David Goyette¹, Kaitlin Zeedyk¹, James C Wittig¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ.
² Department of Orthopedic Surgery, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ.

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.

Keywords: Infection; Mycobacterium Fortuitum; Parosteal Osteosarcoma.

Publication types

Case Reports