Abstract
World wide tuberculous infection of bone remains common but there are few case reports of atypical mycobacteria causing bone infection. A case is reported of recurrent osteomyelitis of the calcaneus due to such an atypical Mycobacterium and associated with interferon-gamma receptor deficiency (IFN-gamma) receptor deficiency.
MeSH terms
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Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
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Calcaneus / microbiology*
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Child, Preschool
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Curettage
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Debridement
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Humans
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Male
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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / complications*
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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / diagnosis
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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / therapy
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Osteomyelitis / diagnosis
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Osteomyelitis / microbiology*
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Osteomyelitis / therapy
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Recurrence