A case report of wrist synovial infection due to Mycobacterium jacuzzii, Iran.

Fatemeh SakhaeeMorteza MasoumiFarzam VaziriSeyed Davar SiadatAbolfazl Fateh

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2020)

We report a case of synovial infection caused by M. jacuzzii in a patient with severe wrist pain in Iran, who was treated with amikacin, levofloxacin, and ethambutol. The outcomes of treatment after 8 months were positive, and no recurrence of infection was reported in the patient.

Keyphrases

case report
chronic pain
mycobacterium tuberculosis
type diabetes
pain management
early onset
skeletal muscle
combination therapy
weight loss
replacement therapy