Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2015 Feb;53(2):716-8.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.02686-14. Epub 2014 Nov 26.

Pott's disease? AIDS-associated Mycobacterium heckeshornense spinal osteomyelitis and diskitis

Robert J Carpenter  1 , Paul C F Graf  2
Affiliations
Case Reports

Pott's disease? AIDS-associated Mycobacterium heckeshornense spinal osteomyelitis and diskitis

Robert J Carpenter et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Feb.

Abstract

Acid-fast bacillus (AFB) spinal osteomyelitis in a patient with AIDS is often presumed to be caused by reactivated Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, other AFB pathogens can mimic M. tuberculosis and, to ensure appropriate and adequate therapy, should be considered by clinicians. We present a case of aggressive spinal osteomyelitis caused by Mycobacterium heckeshornense in an AIDS patient; a review of the literature is also included.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

FIG 1
FIG 1
MRI (T1 postgadolinium with fat suppression). Sagittal lumbar spine showing T12/L1 lesion.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Elze J, Grammel L, Richter E, Aupperle H. 2013. First description of Mycobacterium heckeshornense infection in a feline immunodeficiency virus-positive cat. J Feline Med Surg 15:1141–1144. doi: 10.1177/1098612X13490711. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. van Ingen J, Wisselink HJ, van Solt-Smits CB, Boeree MJ, van Soolingen D. 2010. Isolation of mycobacteria other than Mycobacterium avium from porcine lymph nodes. Vet Microbiol 144:250–253. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.12.047. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Mandell GL, Douglas RG, Bennett JE, Dolin R, Brause BD, Fitzgerald DW, Hartman BJ, Johnson WD, Pamer EG, Rhee KY, Salvatore M, Sepkowitz KA. 2010. Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases, 7th ed. Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA.
    1. Roth A, Reischl U, Schonfeld N, Naumann L, Emler S, Fischer M, Mauch H, Loddenkemper R, Kroppenstedt RM. 2000. Mycobacterium heckeshornense sp. nov., a new pathogenic slowly growing Mycobacterium sp. causing cavitary lung disease in an immunocompetent patient. J Clin Microbiol 38:4102–4107. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Griffith DE, Aksamit T, Brown-Elliott BA, Catanzaro A, Daley C, Gordin F, Holland SM, Horsburgh R, Huitt G, Iademarco MF, Iseman M, Olivier K, Ruoss S, von Reyn CF, Wallace RJ Jr, Winthrop K. 2007. An official ATS/IDSA statement: diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of nontuberculous mycobacterial diseases. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 175:367–416. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200604-571ST. - DOI - PubMed

Publication types

MeSH terms

LinkOut - more resources