Monoarthritis due to Mycobacterium chelonei.
A 48-year-old woman with infection of the tendon sheaths and proximal interphalangeal joint by Mycobacterium chelonei is described. Antibiotic therapy was not administered, and the patient recovered spontaneously.
Gran
J T
JT
Lillehammer Rheumatism Hospital, Norway.
Eng
J
J
Refvem
O K
OK
Denstad
T
T
Aandahl
E
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D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000150:complications*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000150:complications*