title: IsolatedMycobacterium kansasiiwound infection and Osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: Mycobacterium kansasiiis a slow growing acid-fast non-tuberculosis mycobacterium. It most commonly causes pulmonary disease with tuberculosis-like manifestations.Mycobacterium kansasii-induced skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are very uncommon, especially in the absence of obvious risk factors. In this report, we present a rare case ofM. kansasii-associated SSTI complicated by tendonitis and osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent patient. This case highlights the importance of considering non-tuberculosis mycobacteria while investigating chronic, relapsing, non-healing SSTIs and osteomyelitis. Proper pharmacotherapy, along with surgical debridement, is the optimal management to avoid relapse and the production of resistant species.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine , Damascus University , Damascus , Syria.
authors.forename: Tarek
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Turk
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Cardiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Mohamed Faher
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Almahmoud
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine , Aleppo University , Aleppo , Syria.
authors.forename: Khulood
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Raslan