Peripheral arthritis caused by Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 323-324

  Yang, Deng Ho ^a,b   Chang, Wei Chou ^b   Cheng, Ming Fang ^b   Lai, Jenn Haung ^b   Chang, Deh Ming ^b   Chen, Chen Hung ^b  

^a TAICHUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CLARITHROMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; ETHAMBUTOL; HLA B27 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; RIFABUTIN; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANKLE; ANKLE ARTHRITIS; ANKLE EDEMA; ANKLE PAIN; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTHRITIS; ARTHROCENTESIS; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOPSY; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BONE EROSION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LETTER; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACROILIITIS; SEROLOGY; STAINING; SYNOVIAL FLUID; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE INFECTION; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 70349131613     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e3181bbbcfb     Document Type: Letter

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