Vertebral Osteomyelitis due to Mycobacterium intracellulare in an Immunocompetent Elderly Patient After Vertebroplasty.
10.4235/jkgs.2016.20.1.56
- Author:
Min Seong KIM
1
;
Chan Keol PARK
;
Kyung Mok SOHN
;
Chang Hun SONG
;
Shinhye CHEON
;
Yeon Sook KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. medone@cnuh.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection;
Mycobacterium avium complex;
Nontuberculous mycobacteria;
Osteomyelitis;
Vertebroplasty
- MeSH:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome;
Aged*;
Humans;
Lung Diseases;
Lymphadenitis;
Mycobacterium avium Complex*;
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection;
Mycobacterium*;
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria;
Osteomyelitis*;
Vertebroplasty*
- From:Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
2016;20(1):56-60
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) comprises M. intracellulare and M. avium. MAC usually causes pulmonary diseases in individuals with intact immunity, disseminated disease in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and cervical lymphadenitis. It can also cause cutaneous disease, but musculoskeletal infection is rare. Herein, we present a case of vertebral osteomyelitis due to M. intracellulare in an elderly immunocompetent patient who underwent vertebroplasty. The patient was successfully treated with antimycobacterial drugs without surgical intervention. MAC should be considered as a causative pathogen of vertebral osteomyelitis when the patient has a history of vertebroplasty.
