Toto, we’re not in Kansas anymore: First reported case of M. persicum septic arthritis

Mitchell G. Dumais; Nancy L. Wengenack; Andrew P. Norgan; Shreyasee Amin; Irene G. Sia; Peter C. Rhee; Brian J. Connelly; Courtney A. Arment

Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases (May 2023)

Toto, we’re not in Kansas anymore: First reported case of M. persicum septic arthritis

Mitchell G. Dumais,
Nancy L. Wengenack,
Andrew P. Norgan,
Shreyasee Amin,
Irene G. Sia,
Peter C. Rhee,
Brian J. Connelly,
Courtney A. Arment

Affiliations

Mitchell G. Dumais: Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Corresponding authors at: Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Nancy L. Wengenack: Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Andrew P. Norgan: Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Division of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Shreyasee Amin: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Division of Epidemiology, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Irene G. Sia: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Peter C. Rhee: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Brian J. Connelly: Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Courtney A. Arment: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Corresponding authors at: Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 31
p. 100352

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In this report, we describe a case of septic arthritis caused by the newly described Mycobacterium persicum (formerly Mycobacterium kansasii complex). The patient's only significant exposure was home gardening. To our knowledge, this represents the first documented case of M. persicum infection in the United States and first septic arthritis.

Published in Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases

ISSN: 2405-5794 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system; Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-clinical-tuberculosis-and-other-mycobacterial-diseases/

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