Mycobacterium arupense finger osteomyelitis: Case report

Authors

Alejandro Jaime-Villalonga, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale New Haven Health - Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT, USA. Electronic address: alejandro.jaimevillalonga@bpthosp.org.
Zane Saul, Department of Infectious Diseases, Yale New Haven Health - Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT, USA. Electronic address: zsaul@aol.com.
Goran Miljkovic, Department of Infectious Diseases, Yale New Haven Health - Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT, USA. Electronic address: goran.miljk@gmail.com.

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases

Abstract

We describe a case of persistent tenosynovitis in the right fourth finger of a 50-year-old man that after almost a year of workup was found to be related to osteomyelitis caused by Mycobacterium arupense. The few cases found in the literature were associated with traumatic injuries, environmental contamination, and months of misdiagnosis. Treatment is challenging as there are limited data available on antimicrobial susceptibility and potential side effects of current therapy options.

First Page

226

Last Page

227

DOI

10.1016/j.ijid.2020.01.027

Publication Date

3-1-2020

Recommended Citation

Jaime-Villalonga, Alejandro; Saul, Zane; and Miljkovic, Goran, "Mycobacterium arupense finger osteomyelitis: Case report" (2020). All Research. 165.
https://scholar.bridgeporthospital.org/all_research/165

Identifier

31978582 (pubmed); 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.01.027 (doi); S1201-9712(20)30029-1 (pii)