title: Mycobacterium xenopi--an unusual presentation as tenosynovitis of the wrist in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, University of Manchester, Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Trust, Hope Hospital.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Coombes
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Teh
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Denton
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: 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