Mycobacterium xenopi--an unusual presentation as tenosynovitis of the wrist in an immunocompetent patient.
Mycobacterium xenopi is an atypical acid-fast bacillus which may colonize tap water supplies. It typically causes pulmonary infection, particularly in patients with pre-existing lung damage, and non-pulmonary involvement is rare. We describe the first reported case of tenosynovitis due to this organism in an immunocompetent male patient.
Coombes
G M
GM
Department of Rheumatology, University of Manchester, Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Trust, Hope Hospital.
Teh
L S
LS
Denton
J
J
Johnson
A S
AS
Jones
A K
AK
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014953:Wrist / Q000382:microbiology