Butt A A, Janney A
Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, USA.
Scand J Infect Dis. 1998;30(5):525-7. doi: 10.1080/00365549850161593.
Mycobacterium fortuitum is classified as a rapidly growing mycobacterium (RGM) according to the Runyon classification. RGM are increasingly being recognized as human pathogens. Joint infection due to M. fortuitum is a rare, but serious disease. This report describes a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and septic arthritis of the knee due to M. fortuitum in a previously normal joint with no history of surgery or intra-articular injections.
根据鲁尼恩分类法，偶然分枝杆菌被归类为快速生长分枝杆菌（RGM）。RGM越来越被认为是人类病原体。由偶然分枝杆菌引起的关节感染是一种罕见但严重的疾病。本报告描述了一名获得性免疫缺陷综合征（AIDS）患者，其膝关节发生了由偶然分枝杆菌引起的化脓性关节炎，该关节此前正常，无手术或关节内注射史。
