Successful treatment of Mycobacterium ulcerans osteomyelitis with minor surgical debridement and prolonged rifampicin and ciprofloxacin therapy: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Treatment for osteomyelitis-complicating Mycobacterium ulcerans infection typically requires extensive surgery and even amputation, with no reported benefit from adjunctive antibiotics.


METHODS
We report a case of an 87-year-old woman with M. ulcerans osteomyelitis that resolved following limited surgical debridement and 6 months of therapy with rifampicin and ciprofloxacin.


CONCLUSIONS
M. ulcerans osteomyelitis can be successfully treated with limited surgical debridement and adjunctive oral antibiotics.
O'Brien
Daniel P
DP
Department of Infectious Diseases, The Geelong Hospital, Geelong, Australia. daniel.obrien@amsterdam.msf.org
Athan
Eugene
E
Hughes
Andrew
A
Johnson
Paul D
PD