title: Identification of a Novel Mycoplasma Species in a Patient With Septic Arthritis of the Hip and Seal Finger.
abstract: An Alaska Native hunter developed fever, swollen finger, and septic hips after harvesting seals. Evaluation of hip tissue by 16S rRNA gene polymerase chain reaction and sequencing revealed a putative novel mycoplasma species. We report the identification of this organism and describe the first known case of disseminated seal finger mycoplasmosis.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Internal Medicine.
authors.forename: Benjamin P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Westley
authors.affiliation: Orthopedics, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage.
authors.forename: Ryan D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Horazdovsky
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville.
authors.forename: Dina L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Michaels
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville.
authors.forename: Daniel R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000413:Alaska; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005385:Fingers / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006615:Hip / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D010388:Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
keywords: mycoplasma; seal finger; septic arthritis