Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 106-108, June 2009

Osteomyelitis of the calcaneus due to atypical Mycobacterium

Orthopaedic Department of Athens’ Childrens’ Hospital “P & A.Kyriakou”, Greece

published online 27 October 2008.

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-γ receptor deficiency (IFN-γ) receptor deficiency.

Keywords: Osteomyelitis, Atypical Mycobacterium, Interferon-γ receptor deficiency

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PII: S1268-7731(08)00088-X

doi:10.1016/j.fas.2008.07.003

Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 106-108, June 2009

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