Mycobacterium xenopi--an unusual presentation as tenosynovitis of the wrist in an immunocompetent patient

Br J Rheumatol. 1996 Oct;35(10):1008-10. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/35.10.1008.

Abstract

Mycobacterium xenopi is an atypical acid-fast bacillus which may colonize tap water supplies. It typically causes pulmonary infection, particularly in patients with pre-existing lung damage, and non-pulmonary involvement is rare. We describe the first reported case of tenosynovitis due to this organism in an immunocompetent male patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence
  • Male
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / diagnosis*
  • Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / isolation & purification*
  • Tenosynovitis / microbiology*
  • Wrist / microbiology