Osteomyelitis of the calcaneus due to atypical Mycobacterium

Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 106-108

  Michelarakis, John ^a   Varouhaki, Chryssi ^a  

^a Orthopaedic Department   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atypical Mycobacterium; Interferon receptor deficiency; Osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; GAMMA INTERFERON RECEPTOR; RIFAMPICIN;

ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; BONE INFECTION; CALCANEUS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RARE DISEASE; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CALCANEUS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CURETTAGE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; OSTEOMYELITIS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 67349123747     PISSN: 12687731     EISSN: 14609584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fas.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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