Mycobacterium marinum wrist arthritis: local and systematic dissemination caused by concomitant immunosuppressive therapy.
The diagnostic difficulties and the potential serious course of Mycobacterium marinum synovitis are illustrated in a patient in whom treatment with local steroid injections and immunosuppressive therapy resulted in local destruction of the wrist and systemic reactions. Healing was achieved after correct medical and surgical treatment was initiated.
Department of Hand Surgery, Malmö University Hospital, Sweden.
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D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology; D016516:CD4-CD8 Ratio; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D019910:Mycobacterium marinum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014955:Wrist Joint
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents