Chronic knee monoarthritis caused by Mycobacterium chelonae.
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis occurs in 20% of all patients with tuberculosis and tubercular arthritis occurs in 10% of those with extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Arthritis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is not uncommon in India. However, arthritis caused by Mycobacterium chelonae has not been reported to the best of our knowledge. We report a patient with arthritis caused by Mycobacterium chelonae in whom the diagnosis was confirmed by smear and culture of acid-fast bacilli. Polymerase chain reaction of the synovial fluid using IS6110 was negative.
Dubey
Manoj
M
Department of Orthopaedics, Choithram Hospital and Research Centre, Post Box No. 131, Manik Bagh Road, Indore 452014, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Kalantri
Yatiraj
Y
Hemvani
Nanda
N
Chitnis
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D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016926:Mycobacterium chelonae; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use
D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination