Mycobacterium marinum Wrist Arthritis: Local and Systematic Dissemination caused by Concomitant Immunosuppressive Therapy

The diagnostic difficulties and the potential serious course of Mycobacterium marinum synovitis are illustrated in a patient in whom treatment with local steroid injections and immunosuppressive therapy resulted in local destruction of the wrist and systemic reactions. Healing was achieved after cor...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 1998, Vol.30 (1), p.84-87
1. Verfasser:	Lars Ekerot, Lennart Jacobsson, Arne Forsgren
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AIDS/HIV Arthritis, Infectious - etiology Arthritis, Infectious - immunology Arthritis, Infectious - physiopathology Bacterial arthritis and osteitis Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences CD4-CD8 Ratio Finger Injuries - complications Finger Injuries - microbiology Human bacterial diseases Humans Immunosuppression - adverse effects Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - immunology Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - physiopathology Mycobacterium marinum Mycobacterium marinum - isolation & purification Wrist Joint
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Zusammenfassung:	The diagnostic difficulties and the potential serious course of Mycobacterium marinum synovitis are illustrated in a patient in whom treatment with local steroid injections and immunosuppressive therapy resulted in local destruction of the wrist and systemic reactions. Healing was achieved after correct medical and surgical treatment was initiated.
ISSN:	0036-5548 1651-1980
DOI:	10.1080/003655498750002367