Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases (Aug 2017)
Mycobacterium iranicum septic arthritis and tenosynovitis
Abstract
Mycobacterium iranicum is a newly reported nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) species that has been previously isolated in twelve patients. Our report presents the thirteenth known case of M. iranicum, which caused septic arthritis of the right third proximal interphalangeal joint and associated tenosynovitis in a 39-year-old female following a rose thorn injury. Keywords: Mycobacterium, Iranicum, Septic arthritis, Tenosynovitis