Septic arthritis of the hand due to Mycobacterium marinum.
Mycobacterium marinum infections of the hand are very rare in the United Kingdom and we found only one case of involvement of deep structures (tenosynovitis) in the British literature. We report a case of septic arthritis due to the organism.
Jones
M W
MW
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Morrison Hospital, Swansea.
Wahid
I A
IA
Matthews
J P
JP
D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology*; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006113:United Kingdom