Disseminated Mycobacterium avium Complex Infection Presenting as Osteomyelitis in a Normal Host

Disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection presenting as a painful lytic femur lesion with associated fever, night sweats and weight loss occurred in a 45-y-old woman with apparent normal immune function. Surgical drainage and 24 months of medical therapy resulted in a cure.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 1998, Vol.30 (6), p.622-623
1. Verfasser:	David Pombo, Marion L. Woods, Ii, Susan J. Burgert, Ilana B. Shumsky, Larry G. Reimer
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacterial arthritis and osteitis Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Female Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Medical sciences Middle Aged Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection - diagnosis Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection - immunology Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection - therapy Osteomyelitis - diagnosis Osteomyelitis - immunology Osteomyelitis - therapy Tropical medicine
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Zusammenfassung:	Disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection presenting as a painful lytic femur lesion with associated fever, night sweats and weight loss occurred in a 45-y-old woman with apparent normal immune function. Surgical drainage and 24 months of medical therapy resulted in a cure.
ISSN:	0036-5548 1651-1980
DOI:	10.1080/00365549850161269