A Rare Case of Brodie's Abscess in HIV Patient Caused by Mycobacterium kansasii.

We report a rare case of Brodie's abscess caused by (). Our patient is a 39-year-old male who presented with right foot pain a month after a new diagnosis of HIV infection. X-ray and MRI were done, and the diagnosis of Brodie's abscess was confirmed. Surgical debridement was done, and bone cultures grew after five weeks. Brodie's abscess is a subacute form of osteomyelitis usually caused by . Some other bacteria have been implicated in several case reports. To best of our knowledge, this is the first case of Brodie's abscess caused by . is the atypical mycobacteria causing infections in immunocompromised hosts as in HIV patients with low CD4 count. is usually associated with lung infections with rare extrapulmonary manifestations as in our case.