Mycobacterium xenopi osteomyelitis in a patient on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).
Skeletal infections with atypical mycobacteria are a manifestation of advanced HIV disease, most patients having CD4 counts of less than 100 cells/mm(3). We report a case of Mycobacterium xenopi vertebral osteomyelitis in a patient on HAART with a CD4 count of 490 cells/mm(3) and viral load below the level of detection at the time of diagnosis.
Kulasegaram
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Department of Genitourinary Medicine, St Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH, UK.
Richardson
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Macrae
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de Ruiter
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D000328:Adult; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D019912:Mycobacterium xenopi; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D019562:Viral Load