title: Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare: a rare cause of subacromial bursitis.
abstract: Septic subacromial bursitis is an uncommon disorder with only a few reported cases in the literature. The most common causative organism is Staphylococcus aureus. We report the case of a 61-year-old female with a septic subacromial bursitis where the causative organism was found to be Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI). The diagnosis was only made following a biopsy, and we use this case to highlight the importance of recognising the need to consider a biopsy and aspiration in atypical situations.
authors.affiliation: Wansbeck General Hospital, Hexham, Northumberland, UK, raj.sinha@nuth.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Raj
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tuckett
authors.forename: Geoff
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hide
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dildey
authors.forename: Alvin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karsandas
mesh_terms: D000173:Acromioclavicular Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D000174:Acromion; D002062:Bursitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014463:Ultrasonography
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