Yun J H, Sung H, Kim T, Hong S I, Chong Y P, Kim S-H, Choi S-H, Kim Y S, Woo J H, Lee S-O
Department of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Republic of Korea.
Infection. 2015 Apr;43(2):207-9. doi: 10.1007/s15010-015-0731-8. Epub 2015 Jan 27.
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) joint involvement is rare. However, the incidence of NTM disease is increasing and it is difficult to distinguish NTM from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Here, the clinical characteristics of NTM joint involvement were compared with those of MTB. Distal joint involvement and precipitating factors were significantly more frequent for NTM joint infections. Because pathologic findings of NTM and MTB were similar, microbiological investigations are needed.
非结核分枝杆菌（NTM）累及关节的情况较为罕见。然而，NTM病的发病率正在上升，且难以将NTM与结核分枝杆菌（MTB）区分开来。在此，对NTM累及关节的临床特征与MTB的临床特征进行了比较。NTM关节感染时，远端关节受累及诱发因素更为常见。由于NTM和MTB的病理表现相似，因此需要进行微生物学调查。
