[A rare cause of osteomyelitis. A case of Mycobacterium bovis in a wrist].
A cases of longstanding infection with Mycobacterium bovis is described in 79 year-old retired butcher presenting with broad erosions of the right wristbones. Further investigations revealed a chronic infection with Mycobacterium bovis present for 58 years. The patient was treated with antibiotics. The importance of having tuberculosis in mind when investigating lytic bone destruction is discussed.
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology