title: Mycobacterium kansasii arthritis of the foot in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: Mycobacterium kansasii, an atypical Mycobacterium, may cause serious illness in humans. We describe a M. kansasii infection of the foot joint, which was diagnosed in a 46-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus. The diagnosis was based on a positive culture from degenerative tissue and histological diagnosis of a synovium. We reviewed the literature regarding M. kansasii infection of the joint, bone, and periarticular structures focusing on the complication of rheumatic diseases.
authors.affiliation: Kumamoto Center for Arthritis and Rheumatology and the Kumamoto Orthopaedic Hospital.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuruta
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tomoda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakaguchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsukano
mesh_terms: D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019909:Mycobacterium kansasii / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013640:Tarsal Joints / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology