title: Closed trauma, Mycoplasma hominis osteomyelitis, and the elusive diagnosis of Good's syndrome.
abstract: Mycoplasma hominis septic arthritis has a well-established association with hypogammaglobulinaemia, but is rarely seen in immunocompetent hosts. An association also exists with a closed trauma and a predisposition to M hominis bone infections. In this clinical case report, a patient with M hominis osteomyelitis following a closed trauma was diagnosed using 16S ribosomal studies, and led to the diagnosis of a severe underlying immunodeficiency syndrome known as Good's syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. noska003@umn.edu
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Noska
authors.forename: Rawad
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nasr
authors.forename: David Neville
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000361:Agammaglobulinemia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008682:Metatarsal Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019535:Mycoplasma hominis / Q000235:genetics; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013934:Thymectomy; D013945:Thymoma / Q000601:surgery; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D014034:Toes / Q000293:injuries*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S