title: Mycobacterium malmoense septic arthritis.
abstract: We report a case of septic arthritis of an interphalangeal joint and osteomyelitis of the phalanx due toMycobacterium malmoense in a 61-year-old man with a 20 year history of rheumatoid arthritis treated with steroids and azathioprine. This was successfully treated with ethambutol, rifampicin and clarithromycin. To our knowledge this is the only reported case of septic arthritis due to this pathogen which is usually associated with respiratory disease or cervical lymphadenitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Whiston Hospital, Prescot, Merseyside L35 5DR, UK.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Whitehead
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Abernethy
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Feldberg
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Ridyard
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents