First report of disseminated Mycobacterium abscessus in an immunocompetent adult patient in Oman
Ahmed Hamood Al Mamari, Wafa Al Tamtami, Kawther Al A’amri, Hassan Al Lawati, Said Al Kalbani, Issam Al Muqbali
IJID Regions · 2022-01
Abstract
Mycobacterium abscessus is a ubiquitous rapid-growing mycobacterium that belongs to a diverse group of non-tuberculous mycobacteria. It can cause frequent and serious infections in patients with or without risk factors. This article reports a case of disseminated M. abscessus in an immunocompetent Omani male with native joint septic arthritis.
MeSH terms
- Mycobacterium abscessus
- Mycobacterium
- Medicine
- Mycobacterium Infections
- Arthritis
- Mycobacterium avium complex
- Nontuberculous mycobacteria
- Septic arthritis
- Immunology