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Multifocal osteomyelitis caused by Mycobacterium chelonei A therapeutic dilemma
Author(s) -
Hing D. Clifford,
Delohery John F.,
Abbott Michael R.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1983.tb136200.x
Subject(s) - osteomyelitis , medicine , tibia , mycobacterium fortuitum , osteitis , surgery , intervention (counseling) , antibiotic therapy , dilemma , antibiotics , pathology , mycobacterium , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , tuberculosis , philosophy , epistemology , psychiatry
An elderly man developed chronic osteomyelitis in the right tibia and both feet after a penetrating injury to the right knee. Mycobacterium chelonei , a species closely related to M. fortuitum , was cultured from all sites. The selection of antibiotic therapy was difficult. The need for prolonged treatment and possible surgical intervention is highlighted.