Mycobacterium intracellulareinfection of the shoulder and spine in a patient with steroid-treated systemic lupus erythematosus

✍ Scribed by James R. Zvetina; Terrence C. Demos; Herbert Rubinstein

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1982
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 791 KB
• Volume: 8
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0364-2348
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00349575

✦ Synopsis

Atypical mycobacterial infections of bone are rare. A patient with systemic lupus erythematosus treated with steroids developed an M. intracellulare infection of the shoulder and spine. These infections are insidious and diagnosis is difficult. Marked involvement of one joint, large effusion, or aspirated small synovial fragments suggest an atypical tuberculous joint infection.