Mycobacterium avium infection of the knee in a child.
We report a case of Mycobacterium avium infection of the knee joint in a 5-year-old child. He was successfully treated by surgery and antituberculous drugs.
Pedersen
A K
AK
Martina Hansens Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Hald
J
J
Saxegaard
F
F
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography