title: Mycobacterium tuberculosis osteomyelitis in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS): a case report.
abstract: The incidence of tuberculosis is increasing in the United States. Extra-pulmonary involvement is more common in patients with HIV/AIDS. The diagnosis of Tuberculosis osteomyelitis requires a high degree of suspicion for accurate and timely diagnosis.We present a case of a 49 year old Caucasian male with HIV/AIDS who presented with a four-month history of soft tissue swelling in the left proximal thigh unresponsive to various broad spectrum antibiotics who was eventually diagnosed with Mycobacterium tuberculosis osteomyelitis of the left proximal femur.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Division, University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, Florida, USA. msupriya@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Supriya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mannepalli
authors.forename: Levonne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mitchell-Samon
authors.forename: Nilmarie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Guzman
authors.forename: Manish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Relan
authors.forename: Yvette S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: McCarter