Mycobacterium marinum osteomyelitis of a long bone.

Mycobacterium marinum can uncommonly cause osteomyelitis of small bones of extremities. The reported cases in literature are reviewed. We report a rare case of long bone osteomyelitis which as far as we are aware, has never been described before. Even though this organism normally causes infection i...

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Main Authors: Sivan, M, Bose, D, Athanasou, N, McNally, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008