Disseminated Mycobacterium chelonae Infection Presenting as Progressive Multifocal Osteomyelitis: Report of Two Cases and a Review of the Literature
Two long term hospitalized patients developed disseminated infections caused by Mycobacterium chelonae, subspecies chelonae, over an eight-month period. In both cases, the disease was characterized by cutaneous and osseous involvement. The infections were indolent and marked by progressive bony dest...
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| description | Two long term hospitalized patients developed disseminated infections caused by Mycobacterium chelonae, subspecies chelonae, over an eight-month period. In both cases, the disease was characterized by cutaneous and osseous involvement. The infections were indolent and marked by progressive bony destruction. These cases and a review of the literature are presented. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b1b26d04b97d4b598fea6aba498a8a382025-02-03T01:23:23ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23321994-01-0151283210.1155/1994/801012Disseminated Mycobacterium chelonae Infection Presenting as Progressive Multifocal Osteomyelitis: Report of Two Cases and a Review of the LiteratureDavid A Oelberg0Jack Mendelson1Mark A Miller2Andre Dascal3Sir Mortimer B Davis-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaSir Mortimer B Davis-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaSir Mortimer B Davis-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaSir Mortimer B Davis-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaTwo long term hospitalized patients developed disseminated infections caused by Mycobacterium chelonae, subspecies chelonae, over an eight-month period. In both cases, the disease was characterized by cutaneous and osseous involvement. The infections were indolent and marked by progressive bony destruction. These cases and a review of the literature are presented.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/801012 |
| spellingShingle | David A Oelberg Jack Mendelson Mark A Miller Andre Dascal Disseminated Mycobacterium chelonae Infection Presenting as Progressive Multifocal Osteomyelitis: Report of Two Cases and a Review of the Literature Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| title | Disseminated Mycobacterium chelonae Infection Presenting as Progressive Multifocal Osteomyelitis: Report of Two Cases and a Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Disseminated Mycobacterium chelonae Infection Presenting as Progressive Multifocal Osteomyelitis: Report of Two Cases and a Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Disseminated Mycobacterium chelonae Infection Presenting as Progressive Multifocal Osteomyelitis: Report of Two Cases and a Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Disseminated Mycobacterium chelonae Infection Presenting as Progressive Multifocal Osteomyelitis: Report of Two Cases and a Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Disseminated Mycobacterium chelonae Infection Presenting as Progressive Multifocal Osteomyelitis: Report of Two Cases and a Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | disseminated mycobacterium chelonae infection presenting as progressive multifocal osteomyelitis report of two cases and a review of the literature |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/801012 |
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