Journal of Bone and Joint Infection (Apr 2020)

Nail Salon a Potential Source of a Rare Mycobacterium Fortuitum Infection In Proximal Tibia Megaprosthesis? A Case Report

  • T. A. Novack,
  • T. A. Novack,
  • T. Hoskins,
  • J. N. Patel,
  • C. Mazzei,
  • D. Goyette,
  • K. Zeedyk,
  • J. C. Wittig

DOI
https://doi.org/10.7150/jbji.43023
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5
pp. 133 – 136

Abstract

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Mycobacterium Fortuitum (M. Fortuitum) is a type of opportunistic pathogen commonly found in water/soil and belongs to the nontuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) family. Prosthetic joint infection due to M. Fortuitum is extremely rare. We present a case of a 21-year-old female with an infection following a radical resection of the proximal tibia due to a parosteal osteosarcoma.