Patient on Immunomodulatory Therapy Experiencing Joint Pain and Skin Lesions: A Case Report.
J Prim Care Community Health
; 12: 21501327211005894, 2021.
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ABSTRACT
A woman in her late fifties was admitted to the Family Medicine Inpatient Service directly from Rheumatology clinic for polyarticular pain and erythema with concern for infection. She was taking immunosuppressant medications for a history of multiple autoimmune diseases. Examination showed increasing erythema and tenderness on the upper and lower extremity joints. Histologic evaluation, surgical evaluation, and cultures were consistent with mycobacterium haemophilum infection. Mycobacterium haemophilum is an uncommon opportunistic infection that usually affects immunocompromised patients. The patient was treated with a multi-drug antibiotic regimen for several months due to drug resistance. Although this opportunistic infection is not common it should be considered in the differential of immunocompromised patients with skin and articular symptoms. Treatment outcomes are usually favorable if it caught earlier in the course.
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Mycobacterium haemophilum
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Infecções por Mycobacterium
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Female
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Humans
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En
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J Prim Care Community Health
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article
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Estados Unidos
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EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA