Post-traumatic Infrapatellar Bursitis due to Mycobacterium fortuitum in an Immunocompetent Patient.
- Author:
Dong Won PARK
1
;
Ji Eun KIM
;
Su Young BACK
;
Hye Sun PARK
;
Chang Nam SON
;
Seong Eun AHN
;
HyeJeong PARK
;
Si Hyong JANG
;
Seung Sam PAIK
;
Chung Hyuk CHOI
;
Tae Yeal CHOI
;
Hyunjoo PAI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Mycobacterium fortuitum; Rapidly growing mycobacteria; Trauma; Bursitis; Immunocompetent
- MeSH: Adult; Animals; Bursitis; Debridement; Female; Humans; Mycobacterium; Mycobacterium fortuitum; Plants; Punctures; Skin; Soil
- From: Infection and Chemotherapy 2008;40(5):292-296
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rare pathogen, frequently found in water, soil, animals and plant materials. It can cause infections involving skin, soft tissue and skeletal system after direct inoculation of the pathogen through surgical traumas, punctures and injections. We report a case of infrapatellar bursitis caused by M. fortuitum in an immunocompetent, 42-year-old female, which occurred after bicycle trauma. She experienced marked improvement after surgical excision and debridement of the wound site and antimicrobial therapy.
