title: Atypical mycobacterial vertebral osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans 70112, USA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Igram
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Petrie
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery