J Korean Orthop Assoc.
2009 Dec;44(6):686-690. 10.4055/jkoa.2009.44.6.686.
Osteomyelitis due to Nontuberculous Mycobacterium in Immunocompetent Children: Report of Two Cases
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- 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. inhoc@snu.ac.kr
- 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chonbuk National University College of Medicine, Jeonju, Korea.
- KMID: 2186297
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.2009.44.6.686
Abstract
- Osteomyelitis caused by nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) is rare in immunocompetent children, and is often difficult to differentiate from a bone tumor, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, soft-tissue inflammation and subacute osteomyelitis. We report NTM osteomyelitis in immunocompetent children that developed at the left distal femoral epiphysis in a 24-month-old boy and at both tali in a 7-year-old boy.
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