Vertebral Osteomyelitis due to Mycobacterium intracellulare in an Immunocompetent Elderly Patient After Vertebroplasty
Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
;
: 56-60, 2016.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-202841
ABSTRACT
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) comprises M. intracellulare and M. avium. MAC usually causes pulmonary diseases in individuals with intact immunity, disseminated disease in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and cervical lymphadenitis. It can also cause cutaneous disease, but musculoskeletal infection is rare. Herein, we present a case of vertebral osteomyelitis due to M. intracellulare in an elderly immunocompetent patient who underwent vertebroplasty. The patient was successfully treated with antimycobacterial drugs without surgical intervention. MAC should be considered as a causative pathogen of vertebral osteomyelitis when the patient has a history of vertebroplasty.
Full text:
Available
Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Osteomyelitis
/
Mycobacterium avium Complex
/
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection
/
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
/
Vertebroplasty
/
Lung Diseases
/
Lymphadenitis
/
Mycobacterium
/
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
Limits:
Aged
/
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS