Osteomyelitis caused by mycobacterium fortuitum.
A case of osteomylitis of the foot and ankle bones with subsequent complications is presented. Antibiotic therapy was unsuccessful and a below-knee amputation was performed. A comparison of the various Mycobacteria species and their role as etiologic agents in osteomyelitis follows.
D000328:Adult; D018409:Foot Injuries; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007612:Kanamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*
D007612:Kanamycin