Necrotizing osteomyelitis in a man with disseminated Mycobacterium chelonae infection
Garrett M. Harp,
Rosane Duarte Achcar,
Wendi K. Drummond
Affiliations
Garrett M. Harp
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA; Corresponding author at: Naval Medical Center San Diego, Departments of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, San Diego, CA, 92134, USA.
Rosane Duarte Achcar
Division of Pathology, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA
Wendi K. Drummond
Division of Mycobacterial and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA; Corresponding author at: National Jewish Health, Division of Mycobacterial and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Jackson Street, Denver, CO, 80206-2761, USA.
Cases of disseminated nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection are difficult to treat. We encountered an elderly man with disseminated Mycobacterium chelonae infection. The clinical evaluation and treatment of patients with this type of systemic infection pose unique challenges. Disseminated NTM infection with bone involvement often requires surgical intervention in addition to antimicrobial therapy. Keywords: Skin nodules, Necrotizing osteomyelitis, Nontuberculous mycobacteria, Mycobacterium chelonae, Disseminated infection
