title: Bone marrow infection with Mycobacterium fortuitum in a diabetic patient.
abstract: Incidence and prevalence of Mycobacterium fortuitum infection vary greatly by location and death is very rare except in disseminated disease in immunocompromised individuals. We present what we believe is the first case of bone marrow infection with Mycobacterium fortuitum in an HIV negative patient. Bone marrow examination revealed presence of numerous acid fast bacilli which were confirmed as Mycobacterium fortuitum on culture and by molecular analysis. Patient was managed successfully with amikacin and ciprofloxacin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi. luqmansatti@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Luqman
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Satti
authors.forename: Shahid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abbasi
authors.forename: Abdul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sattar
authors.forename: Aamer
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ikram
authors.forename: Muhammad Adnan
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Manzar
authors.forename: Malik Muhammad
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Khalid
mesh_terms: D000583:Amikacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001855:Bone Marrow Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D019907:Mycobacterium fortuitum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D000583:Amikacin; D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin